diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
index cb7d594d263e..5f1140f05150 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
@@ -1121,8 +1121,8 @@ static void brcmuart_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct brcmuart_priv *priv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(priv->debugfs_dir);
-	hrtimer_cancel(&priv->hrt);
 	serial8250_unregister_port(priv->line);
+	hrtimer_cancel(&priv->hrt);
 	brcmuart_free_bufs(&pdev->dev, priv);
 	if (priv->dma_enabled)
 		brcmuart_arbitration(priv, 0);