diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 25099077fe4f..98c5d6d4b2cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -11878,14 +11878,14 @@ static void bnxt_free_irq(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 		irq = &bp->irq_tbl[map_idx];
 		if (irq->requested) {
+			bnxt_release_irq_notifier(irq);
+
 			if (irq->have_cpumask) {
 				irq_update_affinity_hint(irq->vector, NULL);
 				free_cpumask_var(irq->cpu_mask);
 				irq->have_cpumask = 0;
 			}
 
-			bnxt_release_irq_notifier(irq);
-
 			free_irq(irq->vector, bp->bnapi[i]);
 		}