diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
index a7d3a92391a4..d06623c751f8 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
@@ -663,18 +663,18 @@ void pci_epc_remove_epf(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf,
 	if (!epc || IS_ERR(epc) || !epf)
 		return;
 
+	mutex_lock(&epc->list_lock);
 	if (type == PRIMARY_INTERFACE) {
 		func_no = epf->func_no;
 		list = &epf->list;
+		epf->epc = NULL;
 	} else {
 		func_no = epf->sec_epc_func_no;
 		list = &epf->sec_epc_list;
+		epf->sec_epc = NULL;
 	}
-
-	mutex_lock(&epc->list_lock);
 	clear_bit(func_no, &epc->function_num_map);
 	list_del(list);
-	epf->epc = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&epc->list_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_remove_epf);