diff --git a/sys/mips/mips/busdma_machdep.c b/sys/mips/mips/busdma_machdep.c
index 62e5efda96d2..0251f3fe9377 100644
--- a/sys/mips/mips/busdma_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/mips/mips/busdma_machdep.c
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ int
 bus_dmamap_destroy(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map)
 {
 
-	_busdma_free_dmamap(map);
 	if (STAILQ_FIRST(&map->bpages) != NULL) {
 		CTR3(KTR_BUSDMA, "%s: tag %p error %d",
 		    __func__, dmat, EBUSY);
@@ -558,6 +557,7 @@ bus_dmamap_destroy(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map)
 	if (dmat->bounce_zone)
 		dmat->bounce_zone->map_count--;
         dmat->map_count--;
+	_busdma_free_dmamap(map);
 	CTR2(KTR_BUSDMA, "%s: tag %p error 0", __func__, dmat);
         return (0);
 }