diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
index 0e97d0ad7733..76e1902d18f3 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/xdomain.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ static void tb_service_release(struct device *dev)
 	struct tb_service *svc = container_of(dev, struct tb_service, dev);
 	struct tb_xdomain *xd = tb_service_parent(svc);
 
-	tb_service_debugfs_remove(svc);
 	ida_free(&xd->service_ids, svc->id);
 	kfree(svc->key);
 	kfree(svc);
@@ -1050,6 +1049,14 @@ const struct device_type tb_service_type = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tb_service_type);
 
+static void __unregister_service(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct tb_service *svc = tb_to_service(dev);
+
+	tb_service_debugfs_remove(svc);
+	device_unregister(&svc->dev);
+}
+
 static int remove_missing_service(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
 	struct tb_xdomain *xd = data;
@@ -1061,7 +1068,7 @@ static int remove_missing_service(struct device *dev, void *data)
 
 	if (!tb_property_find(xd->remote_properties, svc->key,
 			      TB_PROPERTY_TYPE_DIRECTORY))
-		device_unregister(dev);
+		__unregister_service(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1154,6 +1161,7 @@ static void enumerate_services(struct tb_xdomain *xd)
 		tb_service_debugfs_init(svc);
 
 		if (device_register(&svc->dev)) {
+			tb_service_debugfs_remove(svc);
 			put_device(&svc->dev);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2092,7 +2100,7 @@ void tb_xdomain_add(struct tb_xdomain *xd)
 
 static int unregister_service(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
-	device_unregister(dev);
+	__unregister_service(dev);
 	return 0;
 }