diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
index c0bdebac56725..bc2e077406286 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ static void picolcd_fb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
 	may_release = !*ref_cnt;
 	mutex_unlock(&info->lock);
 	if (may_release) {
-		framebuffer_release(info);
 		vfree((u8 *)info->fix.smem_start);
+		framebuffer_release(info);
 	}
 }