diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-main.c
index 500147d9e3c8c1791dba586c71e87661b4d3af09..53a425cc7a2d2fc9190d2766e92e6a9e2bafe599 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-main.c
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ void xgbe_deconfig_netdev(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 	if (IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK))
 		xgbe_ptp_unregister(pdata);
 
+	unregister_netdev(netdev);
+
 	pdata->phy_if.phy_exit(pdata);
 
 	flush_workqueue(pdata->an_workqueue);
@@ -465,8 +467,6 @@ void xgbe_deconfig_netdev(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 
 	flush_workqueue(pdata->dev_workqueue);
 	destroy_workqueue(pdata->dev_workqueue);
-
-	unregister_netdev(netdev);
 }
 
 static int __init xgbe_mod_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
index 2222bbf8d0a448e7dec9d46dd91b9c2ed0311e08..24092020f119a4fe0ce5764c2a9514163b052dc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-mdio.c
@@ -1533,8 +1533,6 @@ static int xgbe_phy_best_advertised_speed(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 
 static void xgbe_phy_exit(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 {
-	xgbe_phy_stop(pdata);
-
 	pdata->phy_if.phy_impl.exit(pdata);
 }