diff --git a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
index 527dbcf95335..9ded21e79db5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
@@ -984,12 +984,12 @@ static int __devexit ti_hecc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct ti_hecc_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
+	unregister_candev(ndev);
 	clk_disable(priv->clk);
 	clk_put(priv->clk);
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	iounmap(priv->base);
 	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
-	unregister_candev(ndev);
 	free_candev(ndev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);