diff --git a/sys/dev/pccbb/pccbb.c b/sys/dev/pccbb/pccbb.c
index 387795f0d72..1f7cc2f4510 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pccbb/pccbb.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pccbb/pccbb.c
@@ -1568,11 +1568,13 @@ cbb_suspend(device_t self)
 	int			error = 0;
 	struct cbb_softc	*sc = device_get_softc(self);
 
+	error = bus_generic_suspend(self);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
 	cbb_set(sc, CBB_SOCKET_MASK, 0);	/* Quiet hardware */
 	bus_teardown_intr(self, sc->irq_res, sc->intrhand);
 	sc->flags &= ~CBB_CARD_OK;		/* Card is bogus now */
-	error = bus_generic_suspend(self);
-	return (error);
+	return (0);
 }
 
 int