diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 06103cad7c77cb4e6c530752b70b808b5e993984..60651738f2a94bea9e79e7fb5c90c3defc753bbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2970,15 +2970,15 @@ int stmmac_dvr_remove(struct net_device *ndev)
 	priv->hw->dma->stop_tx(priv->ioaddr);
 
 	stmmac_set_mac(priv->ioaddr, false);
-	if (priv->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_RGMII && priv->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_TBI &&
-	    priv->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_RTBI)
-		stmmac_mdio_unregister(ndev);
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 	if (priv->stmmac_rst)
 		reset_control_assert(priv->stmmac_rst);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->pclk);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->stmmac_clk);
+	if (priv->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_RGMII && priv->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_TBI &&
+	    priv->pcs != STMMAC_PCS_RTBI)
+		stmmac_mdio_unregister(ndev);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 
 	return 0;