diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
index 5f4e447c5dce2d2cd4e4f8f981bde86d0335e10a..f66d1255e36a2e915a20a9380c032b27e726744a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ static int rmnet_unregister_real_device(struct net_device *real_dev,
 	if (port->nr_rmnet_devs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	kfree(port);
-
 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(real_dev);
 
+	kfree(port);
+
 	/* release reference on real_dev */
 	dev_put(real_dev);