diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index 982578e1c0af..d3468b646ca8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -2462,8 +2462,6 @@ int rtllib_softmac_init(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 void rtllib_softmac_free(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&ieee->wx_mutex);
-	kfree(ieee->dot11d_info);
-	ieee->dot11d_info = NULL;
 	del_timer_sync(&ieee->associate_timer);
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ieee->associate_retry_wq);
@@ -2476,6 +2474,9 @@ void rtllib_softmac_free(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 	cancel_work_sync(&ieee->ips_leave_wq);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ieee->wx_sync_scan_wq);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ieee->ps_task);
+
+	kfree(ieee->dot11d_info);
+	ieee->dot11d_info = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&ieee->wx_mutex);
 }