diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 3111e1648592..9c2e71b9c032 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ restart:
 				/* rtnl_lock already held
 				 * we might sleep in __netpoll_cleanup()
 				 */
+				nt->enabled = false;
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&target_list_lock, flags);
 
 				__netpoll_cleanup(&nt->np);
@@ -777,7 +778,6 @@ restart:
 				spin_lock_irqsave(&target_list_lock, flags);
 				netdev_put(nt->np.dev, &nt->np.dev_tracker);
 				nt->np.dev = NULL;
-				nt->enabled = false;
 				stopped = true;
 				netconsole_target_put(nt);
 				goto restart;