diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
index 3c75eee45edf..46f99fc1901c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
@@ -1001,20 +1001,22 @@ void kvmppc_xive_cleanup_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	/* Mask the VP IPI */
 	xive_vm_esb_load(&xc->vp_ipi_data, XIVE_ESB_SET_PQ_01);
 
-	/* Disable the VP */
-	xive_native_disable_vp(xc->vp_id);
-
-	/* Free the queues & associated interrupts */
+	/* Free escalations */
 	for (i = 0; i < KVMPPC_XIVE_Q_COUNT; i++) {
-		struct xive_q *q = &xc->queues[i];
-
-		/* Free the escalation irq */
 		if (xc->esc_virq[i]) {
 			free_irq(xc->esc_virq[i], vcpu);
 			irq_dispose_mapping(xc->esc_virq[i]);
 			kfree(xc->esc_virq_names[i]);
 		}
-		/* Free the queue */
+	}
+
+	/* Disable the VP */
+	xive_native_disable_vp(xc->vp_id);
+
+	/* Free the queues */
+	for (i = 0; i < KVMPPC_XIVE_Q_COUNT; i++) {
+		struct xive_q *q = &xc->queues[i];
+
 		xive_native_disable_queue(xc->vp_id, q, i);
 		if (q->qpage) {
 			free_pages((unsigned long)q->qpage,