diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci_dlpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci_dlpar.c
index 203cbf0dc101a..89e23811199ce 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci_dlpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci_dlpar.c
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ int remove_phb_dynamic(struct pci_controller *phb)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Unregister the bridge device from sysfs and remove the PCI bus */
-	device_unregister(b->bridge);
+	/* Remove the PCI bus and unregister the bridge device from sysfs */
 	phb->bus = NULL;
 	pci_remove_bus(b);
+	device_unregister(b->bridge);
 
 	/* Now release the IO resource */
 	if (res->flags & IORESOURCE_IO)