1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
index c9f2f60cfa58..dee6ab54984d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
+++ b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
@@ -592,12 +592,15 @@ int appldata_register_ops(struct appldata_ops *ops)
  */
 void appldata_unregister_ops(struct appldata_ops *ops)
 {
+        void *table;
         spin_lock(&appldata_ops_lock);
-        unregister_sysctl_table(ops->sysctl_header);
         list_del(&ops->list);
-        kfree(ops->ctl_table);
+        /* at that point any incoming access will fail */
+        table = ops->ctl_table;
         ops->ctl_table = NULL;
         spin_unlock(&appldata_ops_lock);
+        unregister_sysctl_table(ops->sysctl_header);
+        kfree(table);
         P_INFO("%s-ops unregistered!\n", ops->name);
 }
 /********************** module-ops management <END> **************************/