diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index e5feb87beca7c48772ad07dec5777bd89c0d7947..9b01f7245fd877b715a1dd4d8ecdb926be82f41c 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -7555,11 +7555,11 @@ int devlink_port_register(struct devlink *devlink,
 	devlink_port->index = port_index;
 	devlink_port->registered = true;
 	spin_lock_init(&devlink_port->type_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devlink_port->reporter_list);
+	mutex_init(&devlink_port->reporters_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&devlink_port->list, &devlink->port_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devlink_port->param_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devlink_port->reporter_list);
-	mutex_init(&devlink_port->reporters_lock);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&devlink_port->type_warn_dw, &devlink_port_type_warn);
 	devlink_port_type_warn_schedule(devlink_port);
 	devlink_port_notify(devlink_port, DEVLINK_CMD_PORT_NEW);
@@ -7576,13 +7576,13 @@ void devlink_port_unregister(struct devlink_port *devlink_port)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink = devlink_port->devlink;
 
-	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink_port->reporter_list));
-	mutex_destroy(&devlink_port->reporters_lock);
 	devlink_port_type_warn_cancel(devlink_port);
 	devlink_port_notify(devlink_port, DEVLINK_CMD_PORT_DEL);
 	mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
 	list_del(&devlink_port->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink_port->reporter_list));
+	mutex_destroy(&devlink_port->reporters_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_unregister);