diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 52f35cbeb1dc..b3ccac54e204 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -1376,9 +1376,9 @@ late_initcall(gtp_init);
 
 static void __exit gtp_fini(void)
 {
-	unregister_pernet_subsys(&gtp_net_ops);
 	genl_unregister_family(&gtp_genl_family);
 	rtnl_link_unregister(&gtp_link_ops);
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&gtp_net_ops);
 
 	pr_info("GTP module unloaded\n");
 }