diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c b/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
index 4e7b78a84149be077e10bc4d0119350c2fabf810..cbe70f38cb5723f1eec139748e60b31e4dccc234 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ int led_trigger_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev, struct led_trigger *trig)
 			flags);
 		cancel_work_sync(&led_cdev->set_brightness_work);
 		led_stop_software_blink(led_cdev);
+		device_remove_groups(led_cdev->dev, led_cdev->trigger->groups);
 		if (led_cdev->trigger->deactivate)
 			led_cdev->trigger->deactivate(led_cdev);
-		device_remove_groups(led_cdev->dev, led_cdev->trigger->groups);
 		led_cdev->trigger = NULL;
 		led_cdev->trigger_data = NULL;
 		led_cdev->activated = false;