diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-window.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-window.c
index 0072682531d8..b664838008c1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-window.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-window.c
@@ -1310,8 +1310,8 @@ int vas_win_close(struct vas_window *vwin)
 	/* if send window, drop reference to matching receive window */
 	if (window->tx_win) {
 		if (window->user_win) {
-			put_vas_user_win_ref(&vwin->task_ref);
 			mm_context_remove_vas_window(vwin->task_ref.mm);
+			put_vas_user_win_ref(&vwin->task_ref);
 		}
 		put_rx_win(window->rxwin);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c
index 94c023bb13e0..880b962afc05 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c
@@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ static int vas_deallocate_window(struct vas_window *vwin)
 	vascaps[win->win_type].nr_open_windows--;
 	mutex_unlock(&vas_pseries_mutex);
 
-	put_vas_user_win_ref(&vwin->task_ref);
 	mm_context_remove_vas_window(vwin->task_ref.mm);
+	put_vas_user_win_ref(&vwin->task_ref);
 
 	kfree(win);
 	return 0;