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