diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c b/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
index 496416e67a50b0949b6995fd56970de64d900f96..98da00969c60aa0a2725224264c9118e2ee263f4 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
@@ -935,14 +935,6 @@ int virNetDevMacVLanDeleteWithVPortProfile(const char *ifname,
     int ret = 0;
     int vf = -1;
 
-    if (mode == VIR_NETDEV_MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU) {
-        if (virtPortProfile &&
-             virtPortProfile->virtPortType == VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH)
-            ignore_value(virNetDevRestoreMacAddress(linkdev, stateDir));
-        else
-            ignore_value(virNetDevRestoreNetConfig(linkdev, vf, stateDir));
-    }
-
     if (ifname) {
         if (virNetDevVPortProfileDisassociate(ifname,
                                               virtPortProfile,
@@ -955,6 +947,14 @@ int virNetDevMacVLanDeleteWithVPortProfile(const char *ifname,
             ret = -1;
     }
 
+    if (mode == VIR_NETDEV_MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU) {
+        if (virtPortProfile &&
+             virtPortProfile->virtPortType == VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_8021QBH)
+            ignore_value(virNetDevRestoreMacAddress(linkdev, stateDir));
+        else
+            ignore_value(virNetDevRestoreNetConfig(linkdev, vf, stateDir));
+    }
+
     virNetlinkEventRemoveClient(0, macaddr, NETLINK_ROUTE);
 
     return ret;