1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/relay.c b/kernel/relay.c
index 01ab081ac53a..a0d200012adb 100644
--- a/kernel/relay.c
+++ b/kernel/relay.c
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ static void relay_destroy_buf(struct rchan_buf *buf)
 static void relay_remove_buf(struct kref *kref)
 {
         struct rchan_buf *buf = container_of(kref, struct rchan_buf, kref);
-        buf->chan->cb->remove_buf_file(buf->dentry);
         relay_destroy_buf(buf);
 }
 
@@ -484,6 +483,7 @@ static void relay_close_buf(struct rchan_buf *buf)
 {
         buf->finalized = 1;
         del_timer_sync(&buf->timer);
+        buf->chan->cb->remove_buf_file(buf->dentry);
         kref_put(&buf->kref, relay_remove_buf);
 }