diff --git a/drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c b/drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c
index 48eec5fe7397..ab54fa39b9b0 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c
@@ -935,6 +935,9 @@ static void pci_endpoint_test_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (id < 0)
 		return;
 
+	pci_endpoint_test_release_irq(test);
+	pci_endpoint_test_free_irq_vectors(test);
+
 	misc_deregister(&test->miscdev);
 	kfree(misc_device->name);
 	kfree(test->name);
@@ -944,9 +947,6 @@ static void pci_endpoint_test_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 			pci_iounmap(pdev, test->bar[bar]);
 	}
 
-	pci_endpoint_test_release_irq(test);
-	pci_endpoint_test_free_irq_vectors(test);
-
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 }