diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
index 2214aca09730..daa3180dfde3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ void r8712_free_drv_sw(struct _adapter *padapter)
 	r8712_free_evt_priv(&padapter->evtpriv);
 	r8712_DeInitSwLeds(padapter);
 	r8712_free_mlme_priv(&padapter->mlmepriv);
-	r8712_free_io_queue(padapter);
 	_free_xmit_priv(&padapter->xmitpriv);
 	_r8712_free_sta_priv(&padapter->stapriv);
 	_r8712_free_recv_priv(&padapter->recvpriv);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index fed96d4251bf..77f090bdd36e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ static uint r8712_usb_dvobj_init(struct _adapter *padapter)
 
 static void r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit(struct _adapter *padapter)
 {
+	r8712_free_io_queue(padapter);
 }
 
 void rtl871x_intf_stop(struct _adapter *padapter)
@@ -303,9 +304,6 @@ void r871x_dev_unload(struct _adapter *padapter)
 			rtl8712_hal_deinit(padapter);
 		}
 
-		/*s6.*/
-		if (padapter->dvobj_deinit)
-			padapter->dvobj_deinit(padapter);
 		padapter->bup = false;
 	}
 }
@@ -610,6 +608,8 @@ static void r871xu_dev_remove(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf)
 	/* Stop driver mlme relation timer */
 	r8712_stop_drv_timers(padapter);
 	r871x_dev_unload(padapter);
+	if (padapter->dvobj_deinit)
+		padapter->dvobj_deinit(padapter);
 	r8712_free_drv_sw(padapter);
 	free_netdev(pnetdev);