diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 67ac0eabe6c4a4..8d22298236ad1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2809,14 +2809,14 @@ static void igb_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	 */
 	igb_release_hw_control(adapter);
 
-	unregister_netdev(netdev);
-
-	igb_clear_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
 	igb_disable_sriov(pdev);
 #endif
 
+	unregister_netdev(netdev);
+
+	igb_clear_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
+
 	pci_iounmap(pdev, hw->hw_addr);
 	if (hw->flash_address)
 		iounmap(hw->flash_address);