diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 5615cdb7202ca..607f38712b4e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -1382,9 +1382,9 @@ late_initcall(gtp_init);
 
 static void __exit gtp_fini(void)
 {
-	unregister_pernet_subsys(&gtp_net_ops);
 	genl_unregister_family(&gtp_genl_family);
 	rtnl_link_unregister(&gtp_link_ops);
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&gtp_net_ops);
 
 	pr_info("GTP module unloaded\n");
 }