diff --git a/sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc.c b/sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc.c
--- a/sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc.c
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@
 	struct dpaa2_devinfo *dinfo = NULL;
 	int error;
 
-	bus_generic_detach(dev);
+	error = bus_generic_detach(dev);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
 
 	sc = device_get_softc(dev);
 	if (sc->rcdev)
@@ -292,10 +294,6 @@
 	if (dinfo)
 		free(dinfo, M_DPAA2_MC);
 
-	error = bus_generic_detach(dev);
-	if (error != 0)
-		return (error);
-
 	return (device_delete_children(dev));
 }