diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 7e078c593194..082db8abe703 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -545,20 +545,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_reset);
 static void __qdisc_destroy(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct Qdisc *qdisc = container_of(head, struct Qdisc, q_rcu);
-	kfree((char *) qdisc - qdisc->padded);
-}
-
-/* Under queue->lock and BH! */
-
-void qdisc_destroy(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
-{
 	const struct Qdisc_ops  *ops = qdisc->ops;
 
-	if (qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_BUILTIN ||
-	    !atomic_dec_and_test(&qdisc->refcnt))
-		return;
-
-	list_del(&qdisc->list);
 	gen_kill_estimator(&qdisc->bstats, &qdisc->rate_est);
 	if (ops->reset)
 		ops->reset(qdisc);
@@ -567,6 +555,20 @@ void qdisc_destroy(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 
 	module_put(ops->owner);
 	dev_put(qdisc_dev(qdisc));
+
+	kfree((char *) qdisc - qdisc->padded);
+}
+
+/* Under queue->lock and BH! */
+
+void qdisc_destroy(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
+{
+	if (qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_BUILTIN ||
+	    !atomic_dec_and_test(&qdisc->refcnt))
+		return;
+
+	list_del(&qdisc->list);
+
 	call_rcu(&qdisc->q_rcu, __qdisc_destroy);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_destroy);