diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
index 0b2ce4bdc2c3d87f924ad468e04812952746de55..e0cb713193ea4bff9c496c163c8d5e4642933ab2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
@@ -313,9 +313,8 @@ static void tlan_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 #endif
 
-	free_netdev(dev);
-
 	cancel_work_sync(&priv->tlan_tqueue);
+	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static void tlan_start(struct net_device *dev)