diff --git a/drivers/base/swnode.c b/drivers/base/swnode.c
index 0b081dee1e95c..de8d3543e8fe3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/swnode.c
+++ b/drivers/base/swnode.c
@@ -608,6 +608,13 @@ static void software_node_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct swnode *swnode = kobj_to_swnode(kobj);
 
+	if (swnode->parent) {
+		ida_simple_remove(&swnode->parent->child_ids, swnode->id);
+		list_del(&swnode->entry);
+	} else {
+		ida_simple_remove(&swnode_root_ids, swnode->id);
+	}
+
 	if (swnode->allocated) {
 		property_entries_free(swnode->node->properties);
 		kfree(swnode->node);
@@ -773,13 +780,6 @@ void fwnode_remove_software_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 	if (!swnode)
 		return;
 
-	if (swnode->parent) {
-		ida_simple_remove(&swnode->parent->child_ids, swnode->id);
-		list_del(&swnode->entry);
-	} else {
-		ida_simple_remove(&swnode_root_ids, swnode->id);
-	}
-
 	kobject_put(&swnode->kobj);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_remove_software_node);