diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_main.c
index b6de2ad82a32..6980455fb909 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_main.c
@@ -1829,8 +1829,8 @@ static void fun_destroy_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	fp = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	devlink_port_type_clear(&fp->dl_port);
-	devlink_port_unregister(&fp->dl_port);
 	unregister_netdev(netdev);
+	devlink_port_unregister(&fp->dl_port);
 	fun_ktls_cleanup(fp);
 	fun_free_stats_area(fp);
 	fun_free_rss(fp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
index 8a80da8e910e..938ba8c215cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
@@ -2988,9 +2988,6 @@ int ice_vsi_release(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 		clear_bit(ICE_VSI_NETDEV_REGISTERED, vsi->state);
 	}
 
-	if (vsi->type == ICE_VSI_PF)
-		ice_devlink_destroy_pf_port(pf);
-
 	if (test_bit(ICE_FLAG_RSS_ENA, pf->flags))
 		ice_rss_clean(vsi);
 
@@ -3048,6 +3045,9 @@ int ice_vsi_release(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (vsi->type == ICE_VSI_PF)
+		ice_devlink_destroy_pf_port(pf);
+
 	if (vsi->type == ICE_VSI_VF &&
 	    vsi->agg_node && vsi->agg_node->valid)
 		vsi->agg_node->num_vsis--;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 0ccc8a750374..747f27c4e761 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -4599,6 +4599,10 @@ static int ice_register_netdev(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	if (!vsi || !vsi->netdev)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	err = ice_devlink_create_pf_port(pf);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_devlink_create;
+
 	err = register_netdev(vsi->netdev);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_register_netdev;
@@ -4606,17 +4610,13 @@ static int ice_register_netdev(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	set_bit(ICE_VSI_NETDEV_REGISTERED, vsi->state);
 	netif_carrier_off(vsi->netdev);
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(vsi->netdev);
-	err = ice_devlink_create_pf_port(pf);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_devlink_create;
 
 	devlink_port_type_eth_set(&pf->devlink_port, vsi->netdev);
 
 	return 0;
-err_devlink_create:
-	unregister_netdev(vsi->netdev);
-	clear_bit(ICE_VSI_NETDEV_REGISTERED, vsi->state);
 err_register_netdev:
+	ice_devlink_destroy_pf_port(pf);
+err_devlink_create:
 	free_netdev(vsi->netdev);
 	vsi->netdev = NULL;
 	clear_bit(ICE_VSI_NETDEV_ALLOCD, vsi->state);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
index 0dac67cd9c77..bd31748aae1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ static void ice_repr_rem(struct ice_vf *vf)
 	if (!vf->repr)
 		return;
 
-	ice_devlink_destroy_vf_port(vf);
 	kfree(vf->repr->q_vector);
 	vf->repr->q_vector = NULL;
 	unregister_netdev(vf->repr->netdev);
+	ice_devlink_destroy_vf_port(vf);
 	free_netdev(vf->repr->netdev);
 	vf->repr->netdev = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ICE_SWITCHDEV
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
index 0a7a757494bc..ce436e97324a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
@@ -320,16 +320,16 @@ static int ionic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 			dev_err(dev, "Cannot enable existing VFs: %d\n", err);
 	}
 
-	err = ionic_lif_register(ionic->lif);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Cannot register LIF: %d, aborting\n", err);
-		goto err_out_deinit_lifs;
-	}
-
 	err = ionic_devlink_register(ionic);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Cannot register devlink: %d\n", err);
-		goto err_out_deregister_lifs;
+		goto err_out_deinit_lifs;
+	}
+
+	err = ionic_lif_register(ionic->lif);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Cannot register LIF: %d, aborting\n", err);
+		goto err_out_deregister_devlink;
 	}
 
 	mod_timer(&ionic->watchdog_timer,
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ static int ionic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_out_deregister_lifs:
-	ionic_lif_unregister(ionic->lif);
+err_out_deregister_devlink:
+	ionic_devlink_unregister(ionic);
 err_out_deinit_lifs:
 	ionic_vf_dealloc(ionic);
 	ionic_lif_deinit(ionic->lif);
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ static void ionic_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	del_timer_sync(&ionic->watchdog_timer);
 
 	if (ionic->lif) {
-		ionic_devlink_unregister(ionic);
 		ionic_lif_unregister(ionic->lif);
+		ionic_devlink_unregister(ionic);
 		ionic_lif_deinit(ionic->lif);
 		ionic_lif_free(ionic->lif);
 		ionic->lif = NULL;