diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/wilco_ec/telemetry.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/wilco_ec/telemetry.c
index b9d03c33d8dc..1176d543191a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/wilco_ec/telemetry.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/wilco_ec/telemetry.c
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ static int telem_device_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct telem_device_data *dev_data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	cdev_device_del(&dev_data->cdev, &dev_data->dev);
-	put_device(&dev_data->dev);
 	ida_simple_remove(&telem_ida, MINOR(dev_data->dev.devt));
+	put_device(&dev_data->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }