diff --git a/net/mctp/device.c b/net/mctp/device.c
index f86ef6d751bdc..9150b9789d251 100644
--- a/net/mctp/device.c
+++ b/net/mctp/device.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ void mctp_dev_hold(struct mctp_dev *mdev)
 void mctp_dev_put(struct mctp_dev *mdev)
 {
 	if (mdev && refcount_dec_and_test(&mdev->refs)) {
+		kfree(mdev->addrs);
 		dev_put(mdev->dev);
 		kfree_rcu(mdev, rcu);
 	}
@@ -440,7 +441,6 @@ static void mctp_unregister(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	mctp_route_remove_dev(mdev);
 	mctp_neigh_remove_dev(mdev);
-	kfree(mdev->addrs);
 
 	mctp_dev_put(mdev);
 }