diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index ba6586a69ccc..795ea69c4d8f 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -586,14 +586,16 @@ struct mem_ctl_info *edac_mc_del_mc(struct device *dev)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* marking MCI offline */
-	mci->op_state = OP_OFFLINE;
-
 	del_mc_from_global_list(mci);
 	mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
 
-	/* flush workq processes and remove sysfs */
+	/* flush workq processes */
 	edac_mc_workq_teardown(mci);
+
+	/* marking MCI offline */
+	mci->op_state = OP_OFFLINE;
+
+	/* remove from sysfs */
 	edac_remove_sysfs_mci_device(mci);
 
 	edac_printk(KERN_INFO, EDAC_MC,