diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
index 3eb5f1375bd4c4bf5b623569700eda09f8084f1b..515c5b29d7aabe4553c3e547c08beebaae86cb87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
@@ -1157,14 +1157,15 @@ static void enetc_pf_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv;
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(si->ndev);
-	enetc_phylink_destroy(priv);
-	enetc_mdiobus_destroy(pf);
 
 	if (pf->num_vfs)
 		enetc_sriov_configure(pdev, 0);
 
 	unregister_netdev(si->ndev);
 
+	enetc_phylink_destroy(priv);
+	enetc_mdiobus_destroy(pf);
+
 	enetc_free_msix(priv);
 
 	enetc_free_si_resources(priv);