diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c
index 9e8d79e7e9f4..facdb9893c84 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c
@@ -553,9 +553,9 @@ static void eeepc_hwmon_exit(void)
 	hwmon = eeepc_hwmon_device;
 	if (!hwmon)
 		return ;
-	hwmon_device_unregister(hwmon);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&hwmon->kobj,
 			   &hwmon_attribute_group);
+	hwmon_device_unregister(hwmon);
 	eeepc_hwmon_device = NULL;
 }