diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index 8511352251f3..7639022cdf84 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ static void destroy_serial(struct kref *kref)
 
 	dbg("%s - %s", __FUNCTION__, serial->type->description);
 
+	serial->type->shutdown(serial);
+
+	/* return the minor range that this device had */
+	return_serial(serial);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i)
 		serial->port[i]->open_count = 0;
 
@@ -148,12 +153,6 @@ static void destroy_serial(struct kref *kref)
 			serial->port[i] = NULL;
 		}
 
-	if (serial->type->shutdown)
-		serial->type->shutdown(serial);
-
-	/* return the minor range that this device had */
-	return_serial(serial);
-
 	/* If this is a "fake" port, we have to clean it up here, as it will
 	 * not get cleaned up in port_release() as it was never registered with
 	 * the driver core */