diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index cfde5b018048..710e74d3ec3e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -1746,8 +1746,8 @@ out_destroy_bvec_cache:
 static void __exit nvmet_exit(void)
 {
 	nvmet_exit_configfs();
-	nvmet_exit_debugfs();
 	nvmet_exit_discovery();
+	nvmet_exit_debugfs();
 	ida_destroy(&cntlid_ida);
 	destroy_workqueue(nvmet_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(buffered_io_wq);