diff --git a/drivers/dma/dma-axi-dmac.c b/drivers/dma/dma-axi-dmac.c
index 4e339c04fc1e..d5a33e4a91b1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dma-axi-dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dma-axi-dmac.c
@@ -1134,8 +1134,8 @@ static void axi_dmac_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct axi_dmac *dmac = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	of_dma_controller_free(pdev->dev.of_node);
 	free_irq(dmac->irq, dmac);
+	of_dma_controller_free(pdev->dev.of_node);
 	tasklet_kill(&dmac->chan.vchan.task);
 	dma_async_device_unregister(&dmac->dma_dev);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dmac->clk);