diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
index e25e8de5ff67..929d4775cb4b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vesafb.c
@@ -490,11 +490,12 @@ static int vesafb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct fb_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	/* vesafb_destroy takes care of info cleanup */
-	unregister_framebuffer(info);
 	if (((struct vesafb_par *)(info->par))->region)
 		release_region(0x3c0, 32);
 
+	/* vesafb_destroy takes care of info cleanup */
+	unregister_framebuffer(info);
+
 	return 0;
 }