diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index a4c3729d39608d6f67f9a48547ab855407eef783..93b407cd46009ed895007d60284b94c6f34caaa8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -700,9 +700,9 @@ static void evdev_disconnect(struct input_handle *handle)
 	if (evdev->open) {
 		input_flush_device(handle, NULL);
 		input_close_device(handle);
-		wake_up_interruptible(&evdev->wait);
 		list_for_each_entry(client, &evdev->client_list, node)
 			kill_fasync(&client->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_HUP);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&evdev->wait);
 	} else
 		evdev_free(evdev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c
index 9bcc5425049be22160039e6f6ad6073d126ff4d8..c83bfe8914ac8ecf2b42cad17da21f656a09d2e0 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joydev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ static void joydev_disconnect(struct input_handle *handle)
 
 	if (joydev->open) {
 		input_close_device(handle);
-		wake_up_interruptible(&joydev->wait);
 		list_for_each_entry(client, &joydev->client_list, node)
 			kill_fasync(&client->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_HUP);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&joydev->wait);
 	} else
 		joydev_free(joydev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/mousedev.c b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
index 7678e987655022d7e9ab32d9e2db96ce6e16c081..dc78f62cbee16d1307aa3e0817ae9bfdac8d03cc 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mousedev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
@@ -767,9 +767,9 @@ static void mousedev_disconnect(struct input_handle *handle)
 
 	if (mousedev->open) {
 		input_close_device(handle);
-		wake_up_interruptible(&mousedev->wait);
 		list_for_each_entry(client, &mousedev->client_list, node)
 			kill_fasync(&client->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_HUP);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&mousedev->wait);
 	} else
 		mousedev_free(mousedev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/tsdev.c b/drivers/input/tsdev.c
index 5e5b5c91d75b1286451ff30b84ccf6985da12ff4..af4581d00d8202d4da205425c4add8bc17ec1c25 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tsdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tsdev.c
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ static void tsdev_disconnect(struct input_handle *handle)
 
 	if (tsdev->open) {
 		input_close_device(handle);
-		wake_up_interruptible(&tsdev->wait);
 		list_for_each_entry(client, &tsdev->client_list, node)
 			kill_fasync(&client->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_HUP);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&tsdev->wait);
 	} else
 		tsdev_free(tsdev);
 }