diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index e4e0990e08f7..fd08b3cb36d7 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -1329,11 +1329,11 @@ fail_msg_bytes:
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPC_NS
 void msg_exit_ns(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 {
-	percpu_counter_destroy(&ns->percpu_msg_bytes);
-	percpu_counter_destroy(&ns->percpu_msg_hdrs);
 	free_ipcs(ns, &msg_ids(ns), freeque);
 	idr_destroy(&ns->ids[IPC_MSG_IDS].ipcs_idr);
 	rhashtable_destroy(&ns->ids[IPC_MSG_IDS].key_ht);
+	percpu_counter_destroy(&ns->percpu_msg_bytes);
+	percpu_counter_destroy(&ns->percpu_msg_hdrs);
 }
 #endif