diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
index db22ba0bf9167efae921b2d96d1464b9beb90dbb..77770caeea2420289a7734c587488fc44095b65b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
@@ -2877,13 +2877,13 @@ static int rdtgroup_rmdir_ctrl(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
 	closid_free(rdtgrp->closid);
 	free_rmid(rdtgrp->mon.rmid);
 
+	rdtgroup_ctrl_remove(kn, rdtgrp);
+
 	/*
 	 * Free all the child monitor group rmids.
 	 */
 	free_all_child_rdtgrp(rdtgrp);
 
-	rdtgroup_ctrl_remove(kn, rdtgrp);
-
 	return 0;
 }