diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 0f37b203103a..6929dbf04a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4002,6 +4002,12 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_init(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 		goto err_nve_init;
 	}
 
+	err = mlxsw_sp_acl_init(mlxsw_sp);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Failed to initialize ACL\n");
+		goto err_acl_init;
+	}
+
 	err = mlxsw_sp_router_init(mlxsw_sp);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Failed to initialize router\n");
@@ -4019,12 +4025,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_init(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 		goto err_netdev_notifier;
 	}
 
-	err = mlxsw_sp_acl_init(mlxsw_sp);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Failed to initialize ACL\n");
-		goto err_acl_init;
-	}
-
 	err = mlxsw_sp_dpipe_init(mlxsw_sp);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Failed to init pipeline debug\n");
@@ -4042,12 +4042,12 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_init(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 err_ports_create:
 	mlxsw_sp_dpipe_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 err_dpipe_init:
-	mlxsw_sp_acl_fini(mlxsw_sp);
-err_acl_init:
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&mlxsw_sp->netdevice_nb);
 err_netdev_notifier:
 	mlxsw_sp_router_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 err_router_init:
+	mlxsw_sp_acl_fini(mlxsw_sp);
+err_acl_init:
 	mlxsw_sp_nve_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 err_nve_init:
 	mlxsw_sp_afa_fini(mlxsw_sp);
@@ -4108,9 +4108,9 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_fini(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
 
 	mlxsw_sp_ports_remove(mlxsw_sp);
 	mlxsw_sp_dpipe_fini(mlxsw_sp);
-	mlxsw_sp_acl_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&mlxsw_sp->netdevice_nb);
 	mlxsw_sp_router_fini(mlxsw_sp);
+	mlxsw_sp_acl_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 	mlxsw_sp_nve_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 	mlxsw_sp_afa_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 	mlxsw_sp_counter_pool_fini(mlxsw_sp);