diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast.c b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
index 65831b4fee1f..616bf4c0c8fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -807,8 +807,8 @@ static void mld_del_delrec(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct ifmcaddr6 *im)
 		} else {
 			im->mca_crcount = idev->mc_qrv;
 		}
-		in6_dev_put(pmc->idev);
 		ip6_mc_clear_src(pmc);
+		in6_dev_put(pmc->idev);
 		kfree_rcu(pmc, rcu);
 	}
 }