diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 35ade5d21de5..78b918dcd547 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1433,6 +1433,9 @@ void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	    phy_driver_is_genphy_10g(phydev))
 		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.
@@ -1444,9 +1447,6 @@ void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		ndev_owner = dev->dev.parent->driver->owner;
 	if (ndev_owner != bus->owner)
 		module_put(bus->owner);
-
-	/* Assert the reset signal */
-	phy_device_reset(phydev, 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_detach);