diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 1850e348f5555b67f253c7a8fc9cb927d9694f16..badd0a8caeb9e85d26a16d48b0eb892123276aaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -3089,6 +3089,31 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			cpsw->quirk_irq = true;
 	}
 
+	ndev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER;
+
+	ndev->netdev_ops = &cpsw_netdev_ops;
+	ndev->ethtool_ops = &cpsw_ethtool_ops;
+	netif_napi_add(ndev, &cpsw->napi_rx, cpsw_rx_poll, CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT);
+	netif_tx_napi_add(ndev, &cpsw->napi_tx, cpsw_tx_poll, CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT);
+	cpsw_split_res(ndev);
+
+	/* register the network device */
+	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &pdev->dev);
+	ret = register_netdev(ndev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(priv->dev, "error registering net device\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto clean_ale_ret;
+	}
+
+	if (cpsw->data.dual_emac) {
+		ret = cpsw_probe_dual_emac(priv);
+		if (ret) {
+			cpsw_err(priv, probe, "error probe slave 2 emac interface\n");
+			goto clean_unregister_netdev_ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Grab RX and TX IRQs. Note that we also have RX_THRESHOLD and
 	 * MISC IRQs which are always kept disabled with this driver so
 	 * we will not request them.
@@ -3127,33 +3152,9 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto clean_ale_ret;
 	}
 
-	ndev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER;
-
-	ndev->netdev_ops = &cpsw_netdev_ops;
-	ndev->ethtool_ops = &cpsw_ethtool_ops;
-	netif_napi_add(ndev, &cpsw->napi_rx, cpsw_rx_poll, CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT);
-	netif_tx_napi_add(ndev, &cpsw->napi_tx, cpsw_tx_poll, CPSW_POLL_WEIGHT);
-	cpsw_split_res(ndev);
-
-	/* register the network device */
-	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &pdev->dev);
-	ret = register_netdev(ndev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(priv->dev, "error registering net device\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto clean_ale_ret;
-	}
-
 	cpsw_notice(priv, probe,
 		    "initialized device (regs %pa, irq %d, pool size %d)\n",
 		    &ss_res->start, ndev->irq, dma_params.descs_pool_size);
-	if (cpsw->data.dual_emac) {
-		ret = cpsw_probe_dual_emac(priv);
-		if (ret) {
-			cpsw_err(priv, probe, "error probe slave 2 emac interface\n");
-			goto clean_unregister_netdev_ret;
-		}
-	}
 
 	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);