diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index d22691403d28..6131b9963709 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -10429,6 +10429,26 @@ static int bnxt_init_mac_addr(struct bnxt *bp)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int bnxt_pcie_dsn_get(struct bnxt *bp, u8 dsn[])
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = bp->pdev;
+	int pos = pci_find_ext_capability(pdev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_DSN);
+	u32 dw;
+
+	if (!pos) {
+		netdev_info(bp->dev, "Unable do read adapter's DSN");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	/* DSN (two dw) is at an offset of 4 from the cap pos */
+	pos += 4;
+	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, pos, &dw);
+	put_unaligned_le32(dw, &dsn[0]);
+	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, pos + 4, &dw);
+	put_unaligned_le32(dw, &dsn[4]);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
 	static int version_printed;
@@ -10569,6 +10589,11 @@ static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto init_err_pci_clean;
 	}
 
+	/* Read the adapter's DSN to use as the eswitch switch_id */
+	rc = bnxt_pcie_dsn_get(bp, bp->switch_id);
+	if (rc)
+		goto init_err_pci_clean;
+
 	bnxt_hwrm_func_qcfg(bp);
 	bnxt_hwrm_vnic_qcaps(bp);
 	bnxt_hwrm_port_led_qcaps(bp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_vfr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_vfr.c
index 2bdd2da9aac7..f760921389a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_vfr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_vfr.c
@@ -406,26 +406,6 @@ static void bnxt_vf_rep_netdev_init(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vf_rep *vf_rep,
 	dev->min_mtu = ETH_ZLEN;
 }
 
-static int bnxt_pcie_dsn_get(struct bnxt *bp, u8 dsn[])
-{
-	struct pci_dev *pdev = bp->pdev;
-	int pos = pci_find_ext_capability(pdev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_DSN);
-	u32 dw;
-
-	if (!pos) {
-		netdev_info(bp->dev, "Unable do read adapter's DSN");
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-
-	/* DSN (two dw) is at an offset of 4 from the cap pos */
-	pos += 4;
-	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, pos, &dw);
-	put_unaligned_le32(dw, &dsn[0]);
-	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, pos + 4, &dw);
-	put_unaligned_le32(dw, &dsn[4]);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int bnxt_vf_reps_create(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	u16 *cfa_code_map = NULL, num_vfs = pci_num_vf(bp->pdev);
@@ -490,11 +470,6 @@ static int bnxt_vf_reps_create(struct bnxt *bp)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Read the adapter's DSN to use as the eswitch switch_id */
-	rc = bnxt_pcie_dsn_get(bp, bp->switch_id);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err;
-
 	/* publish cfa_code_map only after all VF-reps have been initialized */
 	bp->cfa_code_map = cfa_code_map;
 	bp->eswitch_mode = DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV;