diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index b82db4a46df04ed041ecdccba1e8bce5ce77d255..c4c4be426921eb5e101f5dc6b427863b27b07af4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@ int mlx4_en_init_netdev(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev, int port,
 		en_err(priv, "Netdev registration failed for port %d\n", port);
 		goto out;
 	}
+	priv->registered = 1;
 
 	en_warn(priv, "Using %d TX rings\n", prof->tx_ring_num);
 	en_warn(priv, "Using %d RX rings\n", prof->rx_ring_num);
@@ -1118,7 +1119,6 @@ int mlx4_en_init_netdev(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev, int port,
 		en_err(priv, "Failed Initializing port\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	priv->registered = 1;
 	mlx4_en_set_default_moderation(priv);
 	queue_delayed_work(mdev->workqueue, &priv->stats_task, STATS_DELAY);
 	return 0;