diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 4b06d1936375..de1b26aa5720 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -783,7 +783,6 @@ void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
 			}
 
-			np->dev->npinfo = NULL;
 			if (atomic_dec_and_test(&npinfo->refcnt)) {
 				skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->arp_tx);
 				skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
@@ -796,6 +795,7 @@ void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
 					kfree_skb(skb);
 				}
 				kfree(npinfo);
+				np->dev->npinfo = NULL;
 			}
 		}