diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 5d0af041b8f9f662d957d19353b05a8cb4bf4157..b45862465c4d79316098fe26263f5ec79914ddf3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -990,10 +990,10 @@ void phylink_start(struct phylink *pl)
 	}
 	if (pl->link_an_mode == MLO_AN_FIXED && pl->get_fixed_state)
 		mod_timer(&pl->link_poll, jiffies + HZ);
-	if (pl->sfp_bus)
-		sfp_upstream_start(pl->sfp_bus);
 	if (pl->phydev)
 		phy_start(pl->phydev);
+	if (pl->sfp_bus)
+		sfp_upstream_start(pl->sfp_bus);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_start);
 
@@ -1010,10 +1010,10 @@ void phylink_stop(struct phylink *pl)
 {
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	if (pl->phydev)
-		phy_stop(pl->phydev);
 	if (pl->sfp_bus)
 		sfp_upstream_stop(pl->sfp_bus);
+	if (pl->phydev)
+		phy_stop(pl->phydev);
 	del_timer_sync(&pl->link_poll);
 	if (pl->link_irq) {
 		free_irq(pl->link_irq, pl);