diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index ba22484a987e..1196f5d11700 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2015,14 +2015,6 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto free_mod;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
-	mod->refptr = percpu_modalloc(sizeof(local_t), __alignof__(local_t),
-				      mod->name);
-	if (!mod->refptr) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_mod;
-	}
-#endif
 	if (pcpuindex) {
 		/* We have a special allocation for this section. */
 		percpu = percpu_modalloc(sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_size,
@@ -2030,7 +2022,7 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 					 mod->name);
 		if (!percpu) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto free_percpu;
+			goto free_mod;
 		}
 		sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
 		mod->percpu = percpu;
@@ -2082,6 +2074,14 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	/* Module has been moved. */
 	mod = (void *)sechdrs[modindex].sh_addr;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+	mod->refptr = percpu_modalloc(sizeof(local_t), __alignof__(local_t),
+				      mod->name);
+	if (!mod->refptr) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free_init;
+	}
+#endif
 	/* Now we've moved module, initialize linked lists, etc. */
 	module_unload_init(mod);
 
@@ -2288,15 +2288,17 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	ftrace_release(mod->module_core, mod->core_size);
  free_unload:
 	module_unload_free(mod);
-	module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
- free_core:
-	module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
- free_percpu:
-	if (percpu)
-		percpu_modfree(percpu);
+ free_init:
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 	percpu_modfree(mod->refptr);
 #endif
+	module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
+ free_core:
+	module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
+	/* mod will be freed with core. Don't access it beyond this line! */
+ free_percpu:
+	if (percpu)
+		percpu_modfree(percpu);
  free_mod:
 	kfree(args);
  free_hdr: