diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-xenon.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-xenon.c
index 8e56b9ccfb39..67246655315b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-xenon.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-xenon.c
@@ -512,10 +512,10 @@ static int xenon_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	xenon_clean_phy(host);
 
-	xenon_sdhc_unprepare(host);
-
 	sdhci_remove_host(host, 0);
 
+	xenon_sdhc_unprepare(host);
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(pltfm_host->clk);
 
 	sdhci_pltfm_free(pdev);