--- x/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ n/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ static int nci_close_device(struct nci_d
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&ndev->req_lock);
 
+	set_bit(NCI_UNREG, &ndev->flags);
+
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(NCI_UP, &ndev->flags)) {
 		/* Need to flush the cmd wq in case
 		 * there is a queued/running cmd_work
@@ -598,9 +600,6 @@ static int nci_close_device(struct nci_d
 
 	del_timer_sync(&ndev->cmd_timer);
 
-	/* Clear flags except NCI_UNREG */
-	ndev->flags &= BIT(NCI_UNREG);
-
 	mutex_unlock(&ndev->req_lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1282,12 +1281,6 @@ void nci_unregister_device(struct nci_de
 {
 	struct nci_conn_info *conn_info, *n;
 
-	/* This set_bit is not protected with specialized barrier,
-	 * However, it is fine because the mutex_lock(&ndev->req_lock);
-	 * in nci_close_device() will help to emit one.
-	 */
-	set_bit(NCI_UNREG, &ndev->flags);
-
 	nci_close_device(ndev);
 
 	destroy_workqueue(ndev->cmd_wq);