diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index e29e32b306ad..279ac6a558d2 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -3349,10 +3349,10 @@ static void mlx5_vdpa_dev_del(struct vdpa_mgmt_dev *v_mdev, struct vdpa_device *
 	mlx5_vdpa_remove_debugfs(ndev->debugfs);
 	ndev->debugfs = NULL;
 	unregister_link_notifier(ndev);
+	_vdpa_unregister_device(dev);
 	wq = mvdev->wq;
 	mvdev->wq = NULL;
 	destroy_workqueue(wq);
-	_vdpa_unregister_device(dev);
 	mgtdev->ndev = NULL;
 }