diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c
index 301a5e5b5f7f..7c554c14e884 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ nvkm_object_fini(struct nvkm_object *object, bool suspend)
 
 	nvif_debug(object, "%s children...\n", action);
 	time = ktime_to_us(ktime_get());
-	list_for_each_entry(child, &object->tree, head) {
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(child, &object->tree, head) {
 		ret = nvkm_object_fini(child, suspend);
 		if (ret && suspend)
 			goto fail_child;