diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index e315c0158e90..500865975687 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -3814,7 +3814,6 @@ static void xhci_free_dev(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev)
 		virt_dev->eps[i].ep_state &= ~EP_STOP_CMD_PENDING;
 		del_timer_sync(&virt_dev->eps[i].stop_cmd_timer);
 	}
-	xhci_debugfs_remove_slot(xhci, udev->slot_id);
 	virt_dev->udev = NULL;
 	ret = xhci_disable_slot(xhci, udev->slot_id);
 	if (ret)
@@ -3832,6 +3831,8 @@ int xhci_disable_slot(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, u32 slot_id)
 	if (!command)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	xhci_debugfs_remove_slot(xhci, slot_id);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, flags);
 	/* Don't disable the slot if the host controller is dead. */
 	state = readl(&xhci->op_regs->status);