diff --git a/virt/kvm/coalesced_mmio.c b/virt/kvm/coalesced_mmio.c
index f08f5e82460b1..0be80c213f7f2 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/coalesced_mmio.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/coalesced_mmio.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_unregister_coalesced_mmio(struct kvm *kvm,
 		    coalesced_mmio_in_range(dev, zone->addr, zone->size)) {
 			r = kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(kvm,
 				zone->pio ? KVM_PIO_BUS : KVM_MMIO_BUS, &dev->dev);
-			kvm_iodevice_destructor(&dev->dev);
 
 			/*
 			 * On failure, unregister destroys all devices on the
@@ -196,6 +195,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_unregister_coalesced_mmio(struct kvm *kvm,
 			 */
 			if (r)
 				break;
+			kvm_iodevice_destructor(&dev->dev);
 		}
 	}