diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 6482d47d..f57fff3f2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@
 	int i;
 
 	if (pdev) {
+		device_remove_properties(&pdev->dev);
 		device_del(&pdev->dev);
 
 		if (pdev->id_auto) {
@@ -446,8 +447,6 @@
 			if (r->parent)
 				release_resource(r);
 		}
-
-		device_remove_properties(&pdev->dev);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_del);