diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 962cbb5e5f7fcb..fe6a460c437350 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,6 @@ static void __dma_async_device_channel_unregister(struct dma_device *device,
 		  "%s called while %d clients hold a reference\n",
 		  __func__, chan->client_count);
 	mutex_lock(&dma_list_mutex);
-	list_del(&chan->device_node);
 	device->chancnt--;
 	chan->dev->chan = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&dma_list_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/dma.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/dma.c
index 8ed2773d828598..71fd6e4c42cd74 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/dma.c
@@ -205,5 +205,8 @@ int idxd_register_dma_channel(struct idxd_wq *wq)
 
 void idxd_unregister_dma_channel(struct idxd_wq *wq)
 {
-	dma_async_device_channel_unregister(&wq->idxd->dma_dev, &wq->dma_chan);
+	struct dma_chan *chan = &wq->dma_chan;
+
+	dma_async_device_channel_unregister(&wq->idxd->dma_dev, chan);
+	list_del(&chan->device_node);
 }