diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index 75bb4ffe3b87..b6c9e927bef5 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ void unregister_virtio_device(struct virtio_device *dev)
 {
 	int index = dev->index; /* save for after device release */
 
-	device_unregister(&dev->dev);
 	virtio_debug_device_exit(dev);
+	device_unregister(&dev->dev);
 	ida_free(&virtio_index_ida, index);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_virtio_device);