diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
index 2c79bcc6ae65..0ca17cda48fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
@@ -1636,10 +1636,10 @@ static int rtl8187_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
  err_free_dmabuf:
 	kfree(priv->io_dmabuf);
- err_free_dev:
-	ieee80211_free_hw(dev);
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
 	usb_put_dev(udev);
+ err_free_dev:
+	ieee80211_free_hw(dev);
 	return err;
 }