diff --git a/drivers/soc/aspeed/aspeed-lpc-snoop.c b/drivers/soc/aspeed/aspeed-lpc-snoop.c
index 43e30937fc9d..f0fc72e1e74d 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/aspeed/aspeed-lpc-snoop.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/aspeed/aspeed-lpc-snoop.c
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ static void aspeed_lpc_disable_snoop(struct aspeed_lpc_snoop *lpc_snoop,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	kfifo_free(&lpc_snoop->chan[channel].fifo);
 	misc_deregister(&lpc_snoop->chan[channel].miscdev);
+	kfifo_free(&lpc_snoop->chan[channel].fifo);
 }
 
 static int aspeed_lpc_snoop_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)