diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 158e1d9f255f124dd905b56dcf40f14f86ba0330..3187bc0c471bf28e11d98a4aecdadf2aa4bda17c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2323,14 +2323,14 @@ qlcnic_setup_netdev(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	qlcnic_dcb_init_dcbnl_ops(adapter->dcb);
+
 	err = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register net device\n");
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	qlcnic_dcb_init_dcbnl_ops(adapter->dcb);
-
 	return 0;
 }