diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
index 2a430c9cbd0e..2ef450e99c75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
@@ -394,9 +394,6 @@ mwifiex_adapter_cleanup(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 
 	dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: free scan table\n");
 
-	if (adapter->if_ops.cleanup_if)
-		adapter->if_ops.cleanup_if(adapter);
-
 	if (adapter->sleep_cfm)
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->sleep_cfm);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index ef151c58ac14..f26beb7ed022 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ static int mwifiex_unregister(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	s32 i;
 
+	if (adapter->if_ops.cleanup_if)
+		adapter->if_ops.cleanup_if(adapter);
+
 	del_timer(&adapter->cmd_timer);
 
 	/* Free private structures */