diff --git a/sys/dev/msk/if_msk.c b/sys/dev/msk/if_msk.c
index cc6d8e45ac2e..ffbe36eb423a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/msk/if_msk.c
+++ b/sys/dev/msk/if_msk.c
@@ -2059,11 +2059,11 @@ msk_detach(device_t dev)
 	msk_txrx_dma_free(sc_if);
 	bus_generic_detach(dev);
 
-	if (ifp)
-		if_free(ifp);
 	sc = sc_if->msk_softc;
 	sc->msk_if[sc_if->msk_port] = NULL;
 	MSK_IF_UNLOCK(sc_if);
+	if (ifp)
+		if_free(ifp);
 
 	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/sys/dev/sk/if_sk.c b/sys/dev/sk/if_sk.c
index 2678390eb8e0..bdf4365c2f17 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sk/if_sk.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sk/if_sk.c
@@ -1833,8 +1833,6 @@ sk_detach(dev)
 		ether_ifdetach(ifp);
 		SK_IF_LOCK(sc_if);
 	}
-	if (ifp)
-		if_free(ifp);
 	/*
 	 * We're generally called from skc_detach() which is using
 	 * device_delete_child() to get to here. It's already trashed
@@ -1848,6 +1846,8 @@ sk_detach(dev)
 	sk_dma_jumbo_free(sc_if);
 	sk_dma_free(sc_if);
 	SK_IF_UNLOCK(sc_if);
+	if (ifp)
+		if_free(ifp);
 
 	return(0);
 }