diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index a7f3cd872caf..88f6b2e9b72d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4873,10 +4873,6 @@ static int __ixgbe_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool *enable_wake)
 	}
 
 	ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
-#ifdef CONFIG_DCB
-	kfree(adapter->ixgbe_ieee_pfc);
-	kfree(adapter->ixgbe_ieee_ets);
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	retval = pci_save_state(pdev);
@@ -7224,6 +7220,11 @@ static void __devexit ixgbe_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	ixgbe_release_hw_control(adapter);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DCB
+	kfree(adapter->ixgbe_ieee_pfc);
+	kfree(adapter->ixgbe_ieee_ets);
+
+#endif
 	iounmap(adapter->hw.hw_addr);
 	pci_release_selected_regions(pdev, pci_select_bars(pdev,
 				     IORESOURCE_MEM));