diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
index ef443a090ba7cc53a8db4989095bfd888712890c..d4990568baee071cd5ceaaac9a91c6bc5d6cf7c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
@@ -992,7 +992,6 @@ static int __devexit flexcan_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	unregister_flexcandev(dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-	free_candev(dev);
 	iounmap(priv->base);
 
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
@@ -1000,6 +999,8 @@ static int __devexit flexcan_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_put(priv->clk);
 
+	free_candev(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }