diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
index 983f9c9e08de..23e9227e60fd 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
@@ -1664,10 +1664,10 @@ void __init ccw_device_destroy_console(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 	struct io_subchannel_private *io_priv = to_io_private(sch);
 
 	set_io_private(sch, NULL);
-	put_device(&sch->dev);
-	put_device(&cdev->dev);
 	dma_free_coherent(&sch->dev, sizeof(*io_priv->dma_area),
 			  io_priv->dma_area, io_priv->dma_area_dma);
+	put_device(&sch->dev);
+	put_device(&cdev->dev);
 	kfree(io_priv);
 }