diff --git a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_mcdi.c b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_mcdi.c
index 81fb6a0..1834db7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_mcdi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sfxge/common/efx_mcdi.c
@@ -905,10 +905,10 @@ efx_mcdi_ev_death(
 
 	EFSYS_UNLOCK(enp->en_eslp, state);
 
-	efx_mcdi_raise_exception(enp, emrp, rc);
-
 	if (emrp != NULL && ev_cpl)
 		emtp->emt_ev_cpl(emtp->emt_context);
+
+	efx_mcdi_raise_exception(enp, emrp, rc);
 }
 
 	__checkReturn		efx_rc_t