struct cflayer *servl = NULL;
        struct cfcnfg_phyinfo *phyinfo = NULL;
        u8 phyid = 0;
+
        caif_assert(adap_layer != NULL);
        channel_id = adap_layer->id;
        if (adap_layer->dn == NULL || channel_id == 0) {
                goto end;
        }
        servl = cfmuxl_remove_uplayer(cnfg->mux, channel_id);
-       if (servl == NULL)
-               goto end;
-       layer_set_up(servl, NULL);
-       ret = cfctrl_linkdown_req(cnfg->ctrl, channel_id, adap_layer);
        if (servl == NULL) {
                pr_err("PROTOCOL ERROR - Error removing service_layer Channel_Id(%d)",
                       channel_id);
                ret = -EINVAL;
                goto end;
        }
+       layer_set_up(servl, NULL);
+       ret = cfctrl_linkdown_req(cnfg->ctrl, channel_id, adap_layer);
+       if (ret)
+               goto end;
        caif_assert(channel_id == servl->id);
        if (adap_layer->dn != NULL) {
                phyid = cfsrvl_getphyid(adap_layer->dn);