diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 5a485c22660a..c6a63f46bc15 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ int i2c_del_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 
 	/* detach any active clients. This must be done first, because
 	 * it can fail; in which case we give up. */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(client, _n, &adap->clients, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(client, _n, &adap->clients, list) {
 		struct i2c_driver	*driver;
 
 		driver = client->driver;