diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 16aa3a478e9e..33ff33c05aab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3870,6 +3870,18 @@ static void macsec_common_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head
 	struct macsec_dev *macsec = macsec_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device *real_dev = macsec->real_dev;
 
+	/* If h/w offloading is available, propagate to the device */
+	if (macsec_is_offloaded(macsec)) {
+		const struct macsec_ops *ops;
+		struct macsec_context ctx;
+
+		ops = macsec_get_ops(netdev_priv(dev), &ctx);
+		if (ops) {
+			ctx.secy = &macsec->secy;
+			macsec_offload(ops->mdo_del_secy, &ctx);
+		}
+	}
+
 	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
 	list_del_rcu(&macsec->secys);
 	macsec_del_dev(macsec);
@@ -3884,18 +3896,6 @@ static void macsec_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	struct net_device *real_dev = macsec->real_dev;
 	struct macsec_rxh_data *rxd = macsec_data_rtnl(real_dev);
 
-	/* If h/w offloading is available, propagate to the device */
-	if (macsec_is_offloaded(macsec)) {
-		const struct macsec_ops *ops;
-		struct macsec_context ctx;
-
-		ops = macsec_get_ops(netdev_priv(dev), &ctx);
-		if (ops) {
-			ctx.secy = &macsec->secy;
-			macsec_offload(ops->mdo_del_secy, &ctx);
-		}
-	}
-
 	macsec_common_dellink(dev, head);
 
 	if (list_empty(&rxd->secys)) {