diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/moxart-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/moxart-mmc.c
index a0670e9cd0127b180a8208880418643ea43680aa..f483211c5cc6623a850960bda78f898e41570bf9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/moxart-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/moxart-mmc.c
@@ -695,12 +695,12 @@ static int moxart_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (!IS_ERR(host->dma_chan_rx))
 			dma_release_channel(host->dma_chan_rx);
 		mmc_remove_host(mmc);
-		mmc_free_host(mmc);
 
 		writel(0, host->base + REG_INTERRUPT_MASK);
 		writel(0, host->base + REG_POWER_CONTROL);
 		writel(readl(host->base + REG_CLOCK_CONTROL) | CLK_OFF,
 		       host->base + REG_CLOCK_CONTROL);
+		mmc_free_host(mmc);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }