1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index ba6586a69ccc..795ea69c4d8f 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -586,14 +586,16 @@ struct mem_ctl_info *edac_mc_del_mc(struct device *dev)
                 return NULL;
         }
 
-        /* marking MCI offline */
-        mci->op_state = OP_OFFLINE;
-
         del_mc_from_global_list(mci);
         mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
 
-        /* flush workq processes and remove sysfs */
+        /* flush workq processes */
         edac_mc_workq_teardown(mci);
+
+        /* marking MCI offline */
+        mci->op_state = OP_OFFLINE;
+
+        /* remove from sysfs */
         edac_remove_sysfs_mci_device(mci);
 
         edac_printk(KERN_INFO, EDAC_MC,