diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index b9267e20e269..c04480ed905e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -9028,12 +9028,12 @@ static void ixgbe_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	/* remove the added san mac */
 	ixgbe_del_sanmac_netdev(netdev);
 
-	if (netdev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
-		unregister_netdev(netdev);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
 	ixgbe_disable_sriov(adapter);
 #endif
+	if (netdev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
+		unregister_netdev(netdev);
+
 	ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
 
 	ixgbe_release_hw_control(adapter);