diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c
index 1d26beddf2ca..3a61ddb62bd2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c
@@ -1850,6 +1850,10 @@ static void musb_free(struct musb *musb)
 		dma_controller_destroy(c);
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_MUSB_OTG
+	put_device(musb->xceiv->dev);
+#endif
+
 	musb_writeb(musb->mregs, MUSB_DEVCTL, 0);
 	musb_platform_exit(musb);
 	musb_writeb(musb->mregs, MUSB_DEVCTL, 0);
@@ -1859,10 +1863,6 @@ static void musb_free(struct musb *musb)
 		clk_put(musb->clock);
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USB_MUSB_OTG
-	put_device(musb->xceiv->dev);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_MUSB_HDRC_HCD
 	usb_put_hcd(musb_to_hcd(musb));
 #else