diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c
index aba32e22db0c..996b1f538aae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c
@@ -664,9 +664,8 @@ static int __init gdm_usb_mux_init(void)
 
 static void __exit gdm_usb_mux_exit(void)
 {
-	unregister_lte_tty_driver();
-
 	usb_deregister(&gdm_mux_driver);
+	unregister_lte_tty_driver();
 }
 
 module_init(gdm_usb_mux_init);