diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c
index 51d0585e2575fa6c6739237b0b6e22ae7d7f55da..c31c7407b75353c1d2d4f855957b13098a65ab96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_rockchip.c
@@ -202,12 +202,13 @@ static int emac_rockchip_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct rockchip_priv_data *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	int err;
 
+	err = arc_emac_remove(ndev);
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->refclk);
 
 	if (priv->regulator)
 		regulator_disable(priv->regulator);
 
-	err = arc_emac_remove(ndev);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 	return err;
 }