diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.c
index f88ff86df1779932495806f470ef278879d8b5aa..d71ac30629f57a0062ab2b7f9c71643691519f0c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.c
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ static int ft1000_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_load:
-	kthread_stop(pft1000info->pPollThread);
 err_thread:
+	kthread_stop(pft1000info->pPollThread);
+err_load:
 	kfree(pFileStart);
 err_fw:
 	kfree(ft1000dev);