diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index a111bda392e2..5bed8241f3cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -1167,8 +1167,8 @@ static void __exit exit_mac80211_hwsim(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "mac80211_hwsim: unregister radios\n");
 
-	unregister_netdev(hwsim_mon);
 	mac80211_hwsim_free();
+	unregister_netdev(hwsim_mon);
 }