1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 61c679db4687..d222515a5a06 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ static struct irqaction *__free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
         struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
         struct irqaction *action, **action_ptr;
-        struct task_struct *irqthread;
         unsigned long flags;
 
         WARN(in_interrupt(), "Trying to free IRQ %d from IRQ context!\n", irq);
@@ -809,9 +808,6 @@ static struct irqaction *__free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)
                         desc->chip->disable(irq);
         }
 
-        irqthread = action->thread;
-        action->thread = NULL;
-
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
 
         unregister_handler_proc(irq, action);
@@ -819,12 +815,6 @@ static struct irqaction *__free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)
         /* Make sure it's not being used on another CPU: */
         synchronize_irq(irq);
 
-        if (irqthread) {
-                if (!test_bit(IRQTF_DIED, &action->thread_flags))
-                        kthread_stop(irqthread);
-                put_task_struct(irqthread);
-        }
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SHIRQ
         /*
          * It's a shared IRQ -- the driver ought to be prepared for an IRQ
@@ -840,6 +830,13 @@ static struct irqaction *__free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)
                 local_irq_restore(flags);
         }
 #endif
+
+        if (action->thread) {
+                if (!test_bit(IRQTF_DIED, &action->thread_flags))
+                        kthread_stop(action->thread);
+                put_task_struct(action->thread);
+        }
+
         return action;
 }