diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 6e10b2fe2972..c1ec98591703 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ static void thermal_release(struct device *dev)
 		tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
 		thermal_zone_destroy_device_groups(tz);
 		thermal_set_governor(tz, NULL);
+		ida_destroy(&tz->ida);
 		mutex_destroy(&tz->lock);
 		complete(&tz->removal);
 	} else if (!strncmp(dev_name(dev), "cooling_device",
@@ -1729,8 +1730,6 @@ void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
 	thermal_thresholds_exit(tz);
 	thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(tz);
-	ida_free(&thermal_tz_ida, tz->id);
-	ida_destroy(&tz->ida);
 
 	device_del(&tz->device);
 	put_device(&tz->device);
@@ -1738,6 +1737,9 @@ void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	thermal_notify_tz_delete(tz);
 
 	wait_for_completion(&tz->removal);
+
+	ida_free(&thermal_tz_ida, tz->id);
+
 	kfree(tz->tzp);
 	kfree(tz);
 }