diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index 45ae7dd..7ef1f09 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@
 
 	devfs_remove_disk(disk);
 
+	kobject_uevent(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	if (disk->holder_dir)
 		kobject_unregister(disk->holder_dir);
 	if (disk->slave_dir)
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@
 			kfree(disk_name);
 		}
 		put_device(disk->driverfs_dev);
+		disk->driverfs_dev = NULL;
 	}
-	kobject_uevent(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	kobject_del(&disk->kobj);
 }