diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c
index 98488f997da6..f0b67630b90d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ static int single_msr_reserve(void)
 
 static void single_msr_unreserve(void)
 {
-	release_evntsel_nmi(wd_ops->perfctr);
-	release_perfctr_nmi(wd_ops->evntsel);
+	release_evntsel_nmi(wd_ops->evntsel);
+	release_perfctr_nmi(wd_ops->perfctr);
 }
 
 static void single_msr_rearm(struct nmi_watchdog_ctlblk *wd, unsigned nmi_hz)
@@ -475,10 +475,10 @@ static void p4_unreserve(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	if (smp_num_siblings > 1)
-		release_evntsel_nmi(MSR_P4_IQ_PERFCTR1);
+		release_perfctr_nmi(MSR_P4_IQ_PERFCTR1);
 #endif
-	release_evntsel_nmi(MSR_P4_IQ_PERFCTR0);
-	release_perfctr_nmi(MSR_P4_CRU_ESCR0);
+	release_evntsel_nmi(MSR_P4_CRU_ESCR0);
+	release_perfctr_nmi(MSR_P4_IQ_PERFCTR0);
 }
 
 static void p4_rearm(struct nmi_watchdog_ctlblk *wd, unsigned nmi_hz)