diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index da53180f5eb43203dca3c15b4dc9fff7b7a8b7fe..2c8206d820f2e8c075fff41421af01391a106b6e 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -501,15 +501,6 @@ static int vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 		put_cpu();
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If the channel has been rescinded; process device removal.
-	 */
-	if (channel->rescind) {
-		hv_process_channel_removal(channel,
-					   channel->offermsg.child_relid);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/* Send a closing message */
 
 	msg = &channel->close_msg.msg;
@@ -549,6 +540,12 @@ static int vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 	free_pages((unsigned long)channel->ringbuffer_pages,
 		get_order(channel->ringbuffer_pagecount * PAGE_SIZE));
 
+	/*
+	 * If the channel has been rescinded; process device removal.
+	 */
+	if (channel->rescind)
+		hv_process_channel_removal(channel,
+					   channel->offermsg.child_relid);
 	return ret;
 }