diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
index 5c8f767b6368..f7d48661aa94 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ static int vfio_msi_set_vector_signal(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (vdev->ctx[vector].trigger) {
-		free_irq(irq, vdev->ctx[vector].trigger);
 		irq_bypass_unregister_producer(&vdev->ctx[vector].producer);
+		free_irq(irq, vdev->ctx[vector].trigger);
 		kfree(vdev->ctx[vector].name);
 		eventfd_ctx_put(vdev->ctx[vector].trigger);
 		vdev->ctx[vector].trigger = NULL;