diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index b884b681d5c5..a03d0627efb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,9 @@ void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	    phydev->mdio.dev.driver == &genphy_driver.mdiodrv.driver)
 		device_release_driver(&phydev->mdio.dev);
 
+	/* Assert the reset signal */
+	phy_device_reset(phydev, 1);
+
 	/*
 	 * The phydev might go away on the put_device() below, so avoid
 	 * a use-after-free bug by reading the underlying bus first.
@@ -1175,9 +1178,6 @@ void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);
 	if (ndev_owner != bus->owner)
 		module_put(bus->owner);
-
-	/* Assert the reset signal */
-	phy_device_reset(phydev, 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_detach);