diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
index ead861307b3c57aac13bbb187a958a8910062904..c5dad652614d747df33477dbd414c472572aefe5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ static int scan_pool(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 				}
 			}
 			if (found_orphan) {
-				kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, tmp_aeb);
 				list_del(&tmp_aeb->u.list);
+				kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, tmp_aeb);
 			}
 
 			new_aeb = kmem_cache_alloc(ai->aeb_slab_cache,
@@ -846,16 +846,16 @@ static int ubi_attach_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	ret = UBI_BAD_FASTMAP;
 fail:
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tmp_aeb, _tmp_aeb, &used, u.list) {
-		kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, tmp_aeb);
 		list_del(&tmp_aeb->u.list);
+		kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, tmp_aeb);
 	}
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tmp_aeb, _tmp_aeb, &eba_orphans, u.list) {
-		kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, tmp_aeb);
 		list_del(&tmp_aeb->u.list);
+		kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, tmp_aeb);
 	}
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tmp_aeb, _tmp_aeb, &free, u.list) {
-		kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, tmp_aeb);
 		list_del(&tmp_aeb->u.list);
+		kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, tmp_aeb);
 	}
 
 	return ret;