diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index 83f3d2f8ef2d..0dd7bd99afa3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -1992,8 +1992,8 @@ static int __init nvmet_init(void)
 static void __exit nvmet_exit(void)
 {
 	nvmet_exit_configfs();
-	nvmet_exit_debugfs();
 	nvmet_exit_discovery();
+	nvmet_exit_debugfs();
 	ida_destroy(&cntlid_ida);
 	destroy_workqueue(nvmet_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(buffered_io_wq);