diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
index fe868b521622..5e0f909d4c76 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
@@ -113,13 +113,9 @@ void drv_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
 		return;
 
-	sdata->flags &= ~IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER;
-
-	/* Remove driver debugfs entries */
-	ieee80211_debugfs_recreate_netdev(sdata, sdata->vif.valid_links);
-
 	trace_drv_remove_interface(local, sdata);
 	local->ops->remove_interface(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+	sdata->flags &= ~IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER;
 	trace_drv_return_void(local);
 }