1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index d36a169c1b86..465dfd3ba61a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -297,17 +297,17 @@ out:
 
 static int pnx4008_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-        if (wdt_mem) {
-                release_resource(wdt_mem);
-                kfree(wdt_mem);
-                wdt_mem = NULL;
-        }
+        misc_deregister(&pnx4008_wdt_miscdev);
         if (wdt_clk) {
                 clk_set_rate(wdt_clk, 0);
                 clk_put(wdt_clk);
                 wdt_clk = NULL;
         }
-        misc_deregister(&pnx4008_wdt_miscdev);
+        if (wdt_mem) {
+                release_resource(wdt_mem);
+                kfree(wdt_mem);
+                wdt_mem = NULL;
+        }
         return 0;
 }