diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
index 2d23015e2abde..ebb3a81026816 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ static int __init davinci_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int __exit davinci_cpufreq_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	cpufreq_unregister_driver(&davinci_driver);
+
 	clk_put(cpufreq.armclk);
 
 	if (cpufreq.asyncclk)
 		clk_put(cpufreq.asyncclk);
 
-	cpufreq_unregister_driver(&davinci_driver);
-
 	return 0;
 }