diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index d98ff69303b3..f74d81abdbfc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -702,9 +702,9 @@ unregister_tzd:
 
 static void acpi_thermal_unregister_thermal_zone(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
 {
+	thermal_zone_device_disable(tz->thermal_zone);
 	acpi_thermal_zone_sysfs_remove(tz);
 	thermal_zone_device_unregister(tz->thermal_zone);
-	kfree(tz->trip_table);
 	tz->thermal_zone = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static void acpi_thermal_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	flush_workqueue(acpi_thermal_pm_queue);
 	acpi_thermal_unregister_thermal_zone(tz);
-
+	kfree(tz->trip_table);
 	acpi_thermal_free_thermal_zone(tz);
 }