diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c
index ee98188e57fb..12304c9a9403 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ void ib_free_cq(struct ib_cq *cq)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(cq->cqe_used))
 		return;
 
+	rdma_restrack_del(&cq->res);
 	if (cq->device->ops.pre_destroy_cq) {
 		ret = cq->device->ops.pre_destroy_cq(cq);
 		WARN_ONCE(ret, "Disable of kernel CQ shouldn't fail");
@@ -353,7 +354,6 @@ void ib_free_cq(struct ib_cq *cq)
 	else
 		ret = cq->device->ops.destroy_cq(cq, NULL);
 	WARN_ONCE(ret, "Destroy of kernel CQ shouldn't fail");
-	rdma_restrack_del(&cq->res);
 	kfree(cq->wc);
 	kfree(cq);
 }