diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 676f4da23c95..857941502eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -11445,9 +11445,9 @@ static void bnxt_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		bnxt_sriov_disable(bp);
 
 	bnxt_dl_fw_reporters_destroy(bp, true);
-	bnxt_dl_unregister(bp);
 	pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(pdev);
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
+	bnxt_dl_unregister(bp);
 	bnxt_shutdown_tc(bp);
 	bnxt_cancel_sp_work(bp);
 	bp->sp_event = 0;
@@ -11917,11 +11917,14 @@ static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		bnxt_init_tc(bp);
 	}
 
+	bnxt_dl_register(bp);
+
 	rc = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (rc)
-		goto init_err_cleanup_tc;
+		goto init_err_cleanup;
 
-	bnxt_dl_register(bp);
+	if (BNXT_PF(bp))
+		devlink_port_type_eth_set(&bp->dl_port, bp->dev);
 	bnxt_dl_fw_reporters_create(bp);
 
 	netdev_info(dev, "%s found at mem %lx, node addr %pM\n",
@@ -11931,7 +11934,8 @@ static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	return 0;
 
-init_err_cleanup_tc:
+init_err_cleanup:
+	bnxt_dl_unregister(bp);
 	bnxt_shutdown_tc(bp);
 	bnxt_clear_int_mode(bp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
index a8cdfbdd5598..f2d9cd6892d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ int bnxt_dl_register(struct bnxt *bp)
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "devlink_port_register failed");
 		goto err_dl_unreg;
 	}
-	devlink_port_type_eth_set(&bp->dl_port, bp->dev);
 
 	rc = bnxt_dl_params_register(bp);
 	if (rc)