diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 3fadc564d781..41dfb51bf1d2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -2025,13 +2025,13 @@ static int __unregister(struct device *dev, void *null)
  */
 void spi_unregister_master(struct spi_master *master)
 {
+	device_for_each_child(&master->dev, NULL, __unregister);
+
 	if (master->queued) {
 		if (spi_destroy_queue(master))
 			dev_err(&master->dev, "queue remove failed\n");
 	}
 
-	device_for_each_child(&master->dev, NULL, __unregister);
-
 	mutex_lock(&board_lock);
 	list_del(&master->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&board_lock);