diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
index 249472f05509..e7770b511d03 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ type_link_failed:
 
 void mdev_remove_sysfs_files(struct device *dev, struct mdev_type *type)
 {
+	sysfs_remove_files(&dev->kobj, mdev_device_attrs);
 	sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "mdev_type");
 	sysfs_remove_link(type->devices_kobj, dev_name(dev));
-	sysfs_remove_files(&dev->kobj, mdev_device_attrs);
 }