diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 4d2e797e3f16..722f3d9fb416 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,10 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	ieee80211_led_init(local);
 
+	result = ieee80211_txq_setup_flows(local);
+	if (result)
+		goto fail_flows;
+
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	result = ieee80211_init_rate_ctrl_alg(local,
@@ -1120,10 +1124,6 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
-	result = ieee80211_txq_setup_flows(local);
-	if (result)
-		goto fail_flows;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 	local->ifa_notifier.notifier_call = ieee80211_ifa_changed;
 	result = register_inetaddr_notifier(&local->ifa_notifier);
@@ -1149,8 +1149,6 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 #if defined(CONFIG_INET) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6)
  fail_ifa:
 #endif
-	ieee80211_txq_teardown_flows(local);
- fail_flows:
 	rtnl_lock();
 	rate_control_deinitialize(local);
 	ieee80211_remove_interfaces(local);
@@ -1158,6 +1156,8 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	ieee80211_led_exit(local);
 	ieee80211_wep_free(local);
+	ieee80211_txq_teardown_flows(local);
+ fail_flows:
 	destroy_workqueue(local->workqueue);
  fail_workqueue:
 	wiphy_unregister(local->hw.wiphy);