diff --git a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
index d7ca9f49c9cb..6243ba03dbb4 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
@@ -759,10 +759,10 @@ static int exynos_tmu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct exynos_tmu_data *data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	exynos_tmu_control(pdev, false);
-
 	exynos_unregister_thermal(data->reg_conf);
 
+	exynos_tmu_control(pdev, false);
+
 	clk_unprepare(data->clk);
 	if (!IS_ERR(data->clk_sec))
 		clk_unprepare(data->clk_sec);