diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usbled.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usbled.c
index 49c5c5c4c431ee2aabd7ce0b081e913d2634b6f6..06cb71942dc7ee87e52c56c1be0410d64a707be4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/usbled.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usbled.c
@@ -144,12 +144,14 @@ static void led_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 	struct usb_led *dev;
 
 	dev = usb_get_intfdata (interface);
-	usb_set_intfdata (interface, NULL);
 
 	device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_blue);
 	device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_red);
 	device_remove_file(&interface->dev, &dev_attr_green);
 
+	/* first remove the files, then set the pointer to NULL */
+	usb_set_intfdata (interface, NULL);
+
 	usb_put_dev(dev->udev);
 
 	kfree(dev);