diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
index e7857a8ac86db517cccd0e0a14b95d9c975c6b09..f3074249c6fc9f3368f68a41049211757836fe5a 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ int __init lowpan_net_frag_init(void)
 
 void lowpan_net_frag_exit(void)
 {
-	inet_frags_fini(&lowpan_frags);
 	lowpan_frags_sysctl_unregister();
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&lowpan_frags_ops);
+	inet_frags_fini(&lowpan_frags);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index 095825f964e28455f20bbf808baacebf4e3aa266..c6132e39ab16b7d3298895440fc5a496ce1c80ad 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ int __init ipv6_frag_init(void)
 
 void ipv6_frag_exit(void)
 {
-	inet_frags_fini(&ip6_frags);
 	ip6_frags_sysctl_unregister();
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&ip6_frags_ops);
 	inet6_del_protocol(&frag_protocol, IPPROTO_FRAGMENT);
+	inet_frags_fini(&ip6_frags);
 }