diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index bbc9b4188212349eb7926f5721f33b8397831932..fb9ac7da6e4c1536f782f636a97c99e63d191b73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1399,16 +1399,16 @@ int mlx5_init_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		goto function_teardown;
 	}
 
+	err = mlx5_devlink_params_register(priv_to_devlink(dev));
+	if (err)
+		goto err_devlink_params_reg;
+
 	err = mlx5_load(dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_load;
 
 	set_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_UP, &dev->intf_state);
 
-	err = mlx5_devlink_params_register(priv_to_devlink(dev));
-	if (err)
-		goto err_devlink_params_reg;
-
 	err = mlx5_register_device(dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_register;
@@ -1418,11 +1418,11 @@ int mlx5_init_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_register:
-	mlx5_devlink_params_unregister(priv_to_devlink(dev));
-err_devlink_params_reg:
 	clear_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_UP, &dev->intf_state);
 	mlx5_unload(dev);
 err_load:
+	mlx5_devlink_params_unregister(priv_to_devlink(dev));
+err_devlink_params_reg:
 	mlx5_cleanup_once(dev);
 function_teardown:
 	mlx5_function_teardown(dev, true);
@@ -1441,7 +1441,6 @@ void mlx5_uninit_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	mutex_lock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 
 	mlx5_unregister_device(dev);
-	mlx5_devlink_params_unregister(priv_to_devlink(dev));
 
 	if (!test_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_UP, &dev->intf_state)) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "%s: interface is down, NOP\n",
@@ -1452,6 +1451,7 @@ void mlx5_uninit_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 	clear_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_UP, &dev->intf_state);
 	mlx5_unload(dev);
+	mlx5_devlink_params_unregister(priv_to_devlink(dev));
 	mlx5_cleanup_once(dev);
 	mlx5_function_teardown(dev, true);
 out: