diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index dd7f338425eb..f02150a97ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -5526,8 +5526,8 @@ static void mlx5e_remove(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, void *vpriv)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN_DCB
 	mlx5e_dcbnl_delete_app(priv);
 #endif
-	mlx5e_devlink_port_unregister(priv);
 	unregister_netdev(priv->netdev);
+	mlx5e_devlink_port_unregister(priv);
 	mlx5e_detach(mdev, vpriv);
 	mlx5e_destroy_netdev(priv);
 }