diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 3cd7989c007dfe46947e2ddb366a904f1af90198..784782da3a85b638e9e2a195fe66b15c72fe0fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -230,18 +230,6 @@ static void ravb_ring_free(struct net_device *ndev, int q)
 	int ring_size;
 	int i;
 
-	/* Free RX skb ringbuffer */
-	if (priv->rx_skb[q]) {
-		for (i = 0; i < priv->num_rx_ring[q]; i++)
-			dev_kfree_skb(priv->rx_skb[q][i]);
-	}
-	kfree(priv->rx_skb[q]);
-	priv->rx_skb[q] = NULL;
-
-	/* Free aligned TX buffers */
-	kfree(priv->tx_align[q]);
-	priv->tx_align[q] = NULL;
-
 	if (priv->rx_ring[q]) {
 		for (i = 0; i < priv->num_rx_ring[q]; i++) {
 			struct ravb_ex_rx_desc *desc = &priv->rx_ring[q][i];
@@ -270,6 +258,18 @@ static void ravb_ring_free(struct net_device *ndev, int q)
 		priv->tx_ring[q] = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* Free RX skb ringbuffer */
+	if (priv->rx_skb[q]) {
+		for (i = 0; i < priv->num_rx_ring[q]; i++)
+			dev_kfree_skb(priv->rx_skb[q][i]);
+	}
+	kfree(priv->rx_skb[q]);
+	priv->rx_skb[q] = NULL;
+
+	/* Free aligned TX buffers */
+	kfree(priv->tx_align[q]);
+	priv->tx_align[q] = NULL;
+
 	/* Free TX skb ringbuffer.
 	 * SKBs are freed by ravb_tx_free() call above.
 	 */