diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
index aac019ed63b1..21c7a773a8ef 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
@@ -723,8 +723,8 @@ static int add_relocation_to_accumulate(struct module *me, int type,
 
 			if (!bucket) {
 				kfree(entry);
-				kfree(rel_head);
 				kfree(rel_head->rel_entry);
+				kfree(rel_head);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}