diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
index f91c67489e62..a4ef35216e2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
@@ -4432,10 +4432,10 @@ static int dpaa2_eth_remove(struct fsl_mc_device *ls_dev)
 
 	fsl_mc_portal_free(priv->mc_io);
 
-	free_netdev(net_dev);
-
 	dev_dbg(net_dev->dev.parent, "Removed interface %s\n", net_dev->name);
 
+	free_netdev(net_dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }