diff --git a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
index 8fd4a356a86e..74593a1722fe 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
@@ -1236,14 +1236,14 @@ error_cleanup_mc_io:
 static int fsl_mc_bus_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct fsl_mc *mc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct fsl_mc_io *mc_io;
 
 	if (!fsl_mc_is_root_dprc(&mc->root_mc_bus_dev->dev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	mc_io = mc->root_mc_bus_dev->mc_io;
 	fsl_mc_device_remove(mc->root_mc_bus_dev);
-
-	fsl_destroy_mc_io(mc->root_mc_bus_dev->mc_io);
-	mc->root_mc_bus_dev->mc_io = NULL;
+	fsl_destroy_mc_io(mc_io);
 
 	bus_unregister_notifier(&fsl_mc_bus_type, &fsl_mc_nb);