diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
index 522286cc0f9c..50d9b945089e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c
@@ -1010,9 +1010,8 @@ static void usb_8dev_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 		netdev_info(priv->netdev, "device disconnected\n");
 
 		unregister_netdev(priv->netdev);
-		free_candev(priv->netdev);
-
 		unlink_all_urbs(priv);
+		free_candev(priv->netdev);
 	}
 
 }