diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 4fba7cb0144b..7cd381530aa4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -4060,19 +4060,23 @@ static int mtk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			eth->irq[i] = platform_get_irq(pdev, i);
 		if (eth->irq[i] < 0) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no IRQ%d resource found\n", i);
-			return -ENXIO;
+			err = -ENXIO;
+			goto err_wed_exit;
 		}
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(eth->clks); i++) {
 		eth->clks[i] = devm_clk_get(eth->dev,
 					    mtk_clks_source_name[i]);
 		if (IS_ERR(eth->clks[i])) {
-			if (PTR_ERR(eth->clks[i]) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-				return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+			if (PTR_ERR(eth->clks[i]) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+				err = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+				goto err_wed_exit;
+			}
 			if (eth->soc->required_clks & BIT(i)) {
 				dev_err(&pdev->dev, "clock %s not found\n",
 					mtk_clks_source_name[i]);
-				return -EINVAL;
+				err = -EINVAL;
+				goto err_wed_exit;
 			}
 			eth->clks[i] = NULL;
 		}
@@ -4083,7 +4087,7 @@ static int mtk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	err = mtk_hw_init(eth);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_wed_exit;
 
 	eth->hwlro = MTK_HAS_CAPS(eth->soc->caps, MTK_HWLRO);
 
@@ -4179,6 +4183,8 @@ err_free_dev:
 	mtk_free_dev(eth);
 err_deinit_hw:
 	mtk_hw_deinit(eth);
+err_wed_exit:
+	mtk_wed_exit();
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -4198,6 +4204,7 @@ static int mtk_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		phylink_disconnect_phy(mac->phylink);
 	}
 
+	mtk_wed_exit();
 	mtk_hw_deinit(eth);
 
 	netif_napi_del(&eth->tx_napi);