diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index 5cb849825a04..e13580d6c476 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -778,8 +778,8 @@ void atmel_ssc_put_audio(int ssc_id)
 {
 	struct ssc_device *ssc = ssc_info[ssc_id].ssc;
 
-	ssc_free(ssc);
 	asoc_ssc_exit(&ssc->pdev->dev);
+	ssc_free(ssc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atmel_ssc_put_audio);