diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
index 1791a393795d..07a0dadc75bf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ static void fcoe_sysfs_fcf_del(struct fcoe_fcf *new)
 		WARN_ON(!fcf_dev);
 		new->fcf_dev = NULL;
 		fcoe_fcf_device_delete(fcf_dev);
-		kfree(new);
 		mutex_unlock(&cdev->lock);
 	}
+	kfree(new);
 }
 
 /**