diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c b/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
index ed04f07..6e06019 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c
@@ -2111,7 +2111,6 @@
 	int nr_fans = (data->type == f71882fg) ? 4 : 3;
 	u8 start_reg = f71882fg_read8(data, F71882FG_REG_START);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	if (data->hwmon_dev)
 		hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 
@@ -2178,6 +2177,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 
 	return 0;