diff --git a/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c b/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
index c346f5fd397f..5e20057ee344 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.c
@@ -2049,12 +2049,12 @@ static void stratix10_svc_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct stratix10_svc_controller *ctrl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct stratix10_svc *svc = ctrl->svc;
 
+	platform_device_unregister(svc->stratix10_svc_rsu);
+
 	stratix10_svc_async_exit(ctrl);
 
 	of_platform_depopulate(ctrl->dev);
 
-	platform_device_unregister(svc->stratix10_svc_rsu);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < SVC_NUM_CHANNEL; i++) {
 		if (ctrl->chans[i].task) {
 			kthread_stop(ctrl->chans[i].task);