diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
index f6e914dd171b..7f4e3ceaafec 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
@@ -1367,10 +1367,10 @@ static int iio_buffer_register_legacy_sysfs_groups(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
 	return 0;
 
-error_free_buffer_attrs:
-	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->legacy_buffer_group.attrs);
 error_free_scan_el_attrs:
 	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->legacy_scan_el_group.attrs);
+error_free_buffer_attrs:
+	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->legacy_buffer_group.attrs);
 
 	return ret;
 }