diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 14fd5cbcf0f2..c17635d3e504 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void mfd_remove_devices(struct device *parent)
 {
 	atomic_t *cnts = NULL;
 
-	device_for_each_child(parent, &cnts, mfd_remove_devices_fn);
+	device_for_each_child_reverse(parent, &cnts, mfd_remove_devices_fn);
 	kfree(cnts);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mfd_remove_devices);