diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
index be2ec8a55e766faeac8711017441a927b805de35..09818544208526ec6e68dc97cc7a6d0b27c0a96b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
@@ -4205,14 +4205,14 @@ void brcmf_sdio_remove(struct brcmf_sdio *bus)
 		/* De-register interrupt handler */
 		brcmf_sdiod_intr_unregister(bus->sdiodev);
 
-		cancel_work_sync(&bus->datawork);
-		if (bus->brcmf_wq)
-			destroy_workqueue(bus->brcmf_wq);
-
 		if (bus->sdiodev->bus_if->drvr) {
 			brcmf_detach(bus->sdiodev->dev);
 		}
 
+		cancel_work_sync(&bus->datawork);
+		if (bus->brcmf_wq)
+			destroy_workqueue(bus->brcmf_wq);
+
 		if (bus->ci) {
 			if (bus->sdiodev->bus_if->state == BRCMF_BUS_DOWN) {
 				sdio_claim_host(bus->sdiodev->func[1]);