diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
index 2d27c5167246..807487a1f536 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.c
@@ -506,18 +506,14 @@ static __maybe_unused int venus_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 void venus_close_common(struct venus_inst *inst)
 {
 	/*
-	 * First, remove the inst from the ->instances list, so that
-	 * to_instance() will return NULL.
-	 */
-	hfi_session_destroy(inst);
-	/*
-	 * Second, make sure we don't have IRQ/IRQ-thread currently running
+	 * Make sure we don't have IRQ/IRQ-thread currently running
 	 * or pending execution, which would race with the inst destruction.
 	 */
 	synchronize_irq(inst->core->irq);
 
 	v4l2_m2m_ctx_release(inst->m2m_ctx);
 	v4l2_m2m_release(inst->m2m_dev);
+	hfi_session_destroy(inst);
 	v4l2_fh_del(&inst->fh);
 	v4l2_fh_exit(&inst->fh);
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&inst->ctrl_handler);