diff --git a/drivers/serial/imx.c b/drivers/serial/imx.c
index e42faa4e4282..dc1967176fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/imx.c
@@ -1114,8 +1114,8 @@ static int __init imx_serial_init(void)
 
 static void __exit imx_serial_exit(void)
 {
-	uart_unregister_driver(&imx_reg);
 	platform_driver_unregister(&serial_imx_driver);
+	uart_unregister_driver(&imx_reg);
 }
 
 module_init(imx_serial_init);