1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c b/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
index 0d8267a9b154..6ffecbd01d79 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nve/if_nve.c
@@ -559,12 +559,10 @@ nve_detach(device_t dev)
 
 	if (device_is_attached(dev)) {
 		nve_stop(sc);
+		/* XXX shouldn't hold lock over call to ether_ifdetch */
 		ether_ifdetach(ifp);
 	}
 
-	if (ifp)
-		if_free(ifp);
-
 	if (sc->miibus)
 		device_delete_child(dev, sc->miibus);
 	bus_generic_detach(dev);
@@ -601,6 +599,8 @@ nve_detach(device_t dev)
 		bus_dma_tag_destroy(sc->rtag);
 
 	NVE_UNLOCK(sc);
+	if (ifp)
+		if_free(ifp);
 	mtx_destroy(&sc->mtx);
 	mtx_destroy(&sc->osmtx);