diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/korina.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/korina.c
index cbeea915f02699696072d1da77c724588e5c3b0e..8037426ec50fa4337cd4e0cc40dabb71082fb487 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/korina.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/korina.c
@@ -900,10 +900,10 @@ static void korina_restart_task(struct work_struct *work)
 				DMA_STAT_DONE | DMA_STAT_HALT | DMA_STAT_ERR,
 				&lp->rx_dma_regs->dmasm);
 
-	korina_free_ring(dev);
-
 	napi_disable(&lp->napi);
 
+	korina_free_ring(dev);
+
 	if (korina_init(dev) < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: cannot restart device\n", dev->name);
 		return;
@@ -1064,12 +1064,12 @@ static int korina_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	tmp = tmp | DMA_STAT_DONE | DMA_STAT_HALT | DMA_STAT_ERR;
 	writel(tmp, &lp->rx_dma_regs->dmasm);
 
-	korina_free_ring(dev);
-
 	napi_disable(&lp->napi);
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&lp->restart_task);
 
+	korina_free_ring(dev);
+
 	free_irq(lp->rx_irq, dev);
 	free_irq(lp->tx_irq, dev);
 	free_irq(lp->ovr_irq, dev);