diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index de2e7546b491a8878da0677fc40694ec4ba99b3e..a90486f5e49127bf3bbae494d8502d86835f412c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -998,12 +998,13 @@ void input_unregister_device(struct input_dev *dev)
 	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->cdev.kobj, &input_dev_caps_attr_group);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->cdev.kobj, &input_dev_id_attr_group);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->cdev.kobj, &input_dev_attr_group);
-	class_device_unregister(&dev->cdev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
 	dev->name = dev->phys = dev->uniq = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 
+	class_device_unregister(&dev->cdev);
+
 	input_wakeup_procfs_readers();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_unregister_device);