diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index d8bdb1bdbff1..c0e85cc171ae 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -1705,10 +1705,10 @@ static __net_exit void ipv4_sysctl_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	const struct ctl_table *table;
 
-	kfree(net->ipv4.sysctl_local_reserved_ports);
 	table = net->ipv4.ipv4_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->ipv4.ipv4_hdr);
 	kfree(table);
+	kfree(net->ipv4.sysctl_local_reserved_ports);
 }
 
 static __net_initdata struct pernet_operations ipv4_sysctl_ops = {