diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index 9179a99563af..a41377e26c07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -3275,9 +3275,10 @@ void nfp_net_netdev_clean(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct nfp_net *nn = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
+	unregister_netdev(nn->netdev);
+
 	if (nn->xdp_prog)
 		bpf_prog_put(nn->xdp_prog);
 	if (nn->bpf_offload_xdp)
 		nfp_net_xdp_offload(nn, NULL);
-	unregister_netdev(nn->netdev);
 }