diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
index 369a832d9620..1276bfeaa37d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mockup.c
@@ -618,9 +618,9 @@ static int __init gpio_mockup_init(void)
 
 static void __exit gpio_mockup_exit(void)
 {
+	gpio_mockup_unregister_pdevs();
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(gpio_mockup_dbg_dir);
 	platform_driver_unregister(&gpio_mockup_driver);
-	gpio_mockup_unregister_pdevs();
 }
 
 module_init(gpio_mockup_init);