1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index b78ee10a956a..2329cccf1fa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ void xenvif_disconnect(struct xenvif *vif)
         if (netif_carrier_ok(vif->dev))
                 xenvif_carrier_off(vif);
 
+        if (vif->task)
+                kthread_stop(vif->task);
+
         if (vif->tx_irq) {
                 if (vif->tx_irq == vif->rx_irq)
                         unbind_from_irqhandler(vif->tx_irq, vif);
@@ -471,9 +474,6 @@ void xenvif_disconnect(struct xenvif *vif)
                 vif->tx_irq = 0;
         }
 
-        if (vif->task)
-                kthread_stop(vif->task);
-
         xenvif_unmap_frontend_rings(vif);
 }