diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
index 529be35ac178..54d228acc0f5 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ void nfcmrvl_nci_unregister_dev(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv)
 {
 	struct nci_dev *ndev = priv->ndev;
 
+	nci_unregister_device(ndev);
 	if (priv->ndev->nfc_dev->fw_download_in_progress)
 		nfcmrvl_fw_dnld_abort(priv);
 
@@ -202,7 +203,6 @@ void nfcmrvl_nci_unregister_dev(struct nfcmrvl_private *priv)
 	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->config.reset_n_io))
 		gpio_free(priv->config.reset_n_io);
 
-	nci_unregister_device(ndev);
 	nci_free_device(ndev);
 	kfree(priv);
 }