diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 7fa30acf0fc5..ea7512d99dec 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -529,13 +529,6 @@ void ide_unregister(unsigned int index)
 		free_irq(hwif->irq, hwgroup);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&ide_lock);
-	/*
-	 * Note that we only release the standard ports,
-	 * and do not even try to handle any extra ports
-	 * allocated for weird IDE interface chipsets.
-	 */
-	ide_hwif_release_regions(hwif);
-
 	/*
 	 * Remove us from the hwgroup, and free
 	 * the hwgroup if we were the only member
@@ -590,6 +583,13 @@ void ide_unregister(unsigned int index)
 		hwif->extra_ports = 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Note that we only release the standard ports,
+	 * and do not even try to handle any extra ports
+	 * allocated for weird IDE interface chipsets.
+	 */
+	ide_hwif_release_regions(hwif);
+
 	/* copy original settings */
 	tmp_hwif = *hwif;