diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 6889e83a55707ec5136631a059ca5d78fa95983b..c5e617fdb809f53b28fa361b7ebf09da0b7cc368 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -5476,13 +5476,13 @@ static int hclge_init_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 			vport->nic.client = client;
 			ret = client->ops->init_instance(&vport->nic);
 			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+				goto clear_nic;
 
 			ret = hclge_init_instance_hw(hdev);
 			if (ret) {
 			        client->ops->uninit_instance(&vport->nic,
 			                                     0);
-			        return ret;
+				goto clear_nic;
 			}
 
 			if (hdev->roce_client &&
@@ -5491,11 +5491,11 @@ static int hclge_init_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 
 				ret = hclge_init_roce_base_info(vport);
 				if (ret)
-					return ret;
+					goto clear_roce;
 
 				ret = rc->ops->init_instance(&vport->roce);
 				if (ret)
-					return ret;
+					goto clear_roce;
 			}
 
 			break;
@@ -5505,7 +5505,7 @@ static int hclge_init_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 
 			ret = client->ops->init_instance(&vport->nic);
 			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+				goto clear_nic;
 
 			break;
 		case HNAE3_CLIENT_ROCE:
@@ -5517,16 +5517,25 @@ static int hclge_init_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 			if (hdev->roce_client && hdev->nic_client) {
 				ret = hclge_init_roce_base_info(vport);
 				if (ret)
-					return ret;
+					goto clear_roce;
 
 				ret = client->ops->init_instance(&vport->roce);
 				if (ret)
-					return ret;
+					goto clear_roce;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+clear_nic:
+	hdev->nic_client = NULL;
+	vport->nic.client = NULL;
+	return ret;
+clear_roce:
+	hdev->roce_client = NULL;
+	vport->roce.client = NULL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void hclge_uninit_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
@@ -5546,7 +5555,7 @@ static void hclge_uninit_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 		}
 		if (client->type == HNAE3_CLIENT_ROCE)
 			return;
-		if (client->ops->uninit_instance) {
+		if (hdev->nic_client && client->ops->uninit_instance) {
 			hclge_uninit_instance_hw(hdev);
 			client->ops->uninit_instance(&vport->nic, 0);
 			hdev->nic_client = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 5570fb5dc2eb40079a86b4f32ce5779c80f29153..83fcdd326de713334c2293a0834cbebab3247cda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -1629,17 +1629,17 @@ static int hclgevf_init_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 
 		ret = client->ops->init_instance(&hdev->nic);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto clear_nic;
 
 		if (hdev->roce_client && hnae3_dev_roce_supported(hdev)) {
 			struct hnae3_client *rc = hdev->roce_client;
 
 			ret = hclgevf_init_roce_base_info(hdev);
 			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+				goto clear_roce;
 			ret = rc->ops->init_instance(&hdev->roce);
 			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+				goto clear_roce;
 		}
 		break;
 	case HNAE3_CLIENT_UNIC:
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ static int hclgevf_init_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 
 		ret = client->ops->init_instance(&hdev->nic);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto clear_nic;
 		break;
 	case HNAE3_CLIENT_ROCE:
 		if (hnae3_dev_roce_supported(hdev)) {
@@ -1659,15 +1659,24 @@ static int hclgevf_init_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 		if (hdev->roce_client && hdev->nic_client) {
 			ret = hclgevf_init_roce_base_info(hdev);
 			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+				goto clear_roce;
 
 			ret = client->ops->init_instance(&hdev->roce);
 			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+				goto clear_roce;
 		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+clear_nic:
+	hdev->nic_client = NULL;
+	hdev->nic.client = NULL;
+	return ret;
+clear_roce:
+	hdev->roce_client = NULL;
+	hdev->roce.client = NULL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void hclgevf_uninit_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
@@ -1676,13 +1685,19 @@ static void hclgevf_uninit_client_instance(struct hnae3_client *client,
 	struct hclgevf_dev *hdev = ae_dev->priv;
 
 	/* un-init roce, if it exists */
-	if (hdev->roce_client)
+	if (hdev->roce_client) {
 		hdev->roce_client->ops->uninit_instance(&hdev->roce, 0);
+		hdev->roce_client = NULL;
+		hdev->roce.client = NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* un-init nic/unic, if this was not called by roce client */
-	if ((client->ops->uninit_instance) &&
-	    (client->type != HNAE3_CLIENT_ROCE))
+	if (client->ops->uninit_instance && hdev->nic_client &&
+	    client->type != HNAE3_CLIENT_ROCE) {
 		client->ops->uninit_instance(&hdev->nic, 0);
+		hdev->nic_client = NULL;
+		hdev->nic.client = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 static int hclgevf_pci_init(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)