diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 6dd4faead7cd..c3b594647def 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1385,8 +1385,6 @@ static void iwl_op_mode_dvm_stop(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 	/*This will stop the queues, move the device to low power state */
 	iwl_trans_stop_device(trans(priv));
 
-	iwl_dealloc_ucode(nic(priv));
-
 	iwl_eeprom_free(priv->shrd);
 
 	/*netif_stop_queue(dev); */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index 76fc4407b19e..590f57662754 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -99,5 +99,7 @@ void iwl_drv_stop(struct iwl_shared *shrd)
 	if (shrd->nic->op_mode)
 		iwl_op_mode_stop(shrd->nic->op_mode);
 
+	iwl_dealloc_ucode(shrd->nic);
+
 	kfree(shrd->nic);
 }