diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index c125b61..387dc6c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@
 
 	dev_dbg(&acm->control->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
 
-	tty_unregister_device(acm_tty_driver, acm->minor);
 	acm_release_minor(acm);
 	usb_put_intf(acm->control);
 	kfree(acm->country_codes);
@@ -1426,6 +1425,8 @@
 
 	stop_data_traffic(acm);
 
+	tty_unregister_device(acm_tty_driver, acm->minor);
+
 	usb_free_urb(acm->ctrlurb);
 	for (i = 0; i < ACM_NW; i++)
 		usb_free_urb(acm->wb[i].urb);