diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index abea76c36a4b..150a41580fad 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,6 @@ void device_del(struct device *dev)
 	if (dev->bus)
 		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&dev->bus->p->bus_notifier,
 					     BUS_NOTIFY_DEL_DEVICE, dev);
-	device_pm_remove(dev);
 	dpm_sysfs_remove(dev);
 	if (parent)
 		klist_del(&dev->p->knode_parent);
@@ -1205,6 +1204,7 @@ void device_del(struct device *dev)
 	device_remove_file(dev, &uevent_attr);
 	device_remove_attrs(dev);
 	bus_remove_device(dev);
+	device_pm_remove(dev);
 	driver_deferred_probe_del(dev);
 
 	/* Notify the platform of the removal, in case they