diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index a39b33353ca6..8b01ee3e684a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -7156,13 +7156,13 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	err = mv88e6xxx_switch_reset(chip);
 	mv88e6xxx_reg_unlock(chip);
 	if (err)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_phy;
 
 	if (np) {
 		chip->irq = of_irq_get(np, 0);
 		if (chip->irq == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
 			err = chip->irq;
-			goto out;
+			goto out_phy;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -7181,7 +7181,7 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	mv88e6xxx_reg_unlock(chip);
 
 	if (err)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_phy;
 
 	if (chip->info->g2_irqs > 0) {
 		err = mv88e6xxx_g2_irq_setup(chip);
@@ -7215,6 +7215,8 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 		mv88e6xxx_g1_irq_free(chip);
 	else
 		mv88e6xxx_irq_poll_free(chip);
+out_phy:
+	mv88e6xxx_phy_destroy(chip);
 out:
 	if (pdata)
 		dev_put(pdata->netdev);
@@ -7237,7 +7239,6 @@ static void mv88e6xxx_remove(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 		mv88e6xxx_ptp_free(chip);
 	}
 
-	mv88e6xxx_phy_destroy(chip);
 	mv88e6xxx_unregister_switch(chip);
 
 	mv88e6xxx_g1_vtu_prob_irq_free(chip);
@@ -7250,6 +7251,8 @@ static void mv88e6xxx_remove(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 		mv88e6xxx_g1_irq_free(chip);
 	else
 		mv88e6xxx_irq_poll_free(chip);
+
+	mv88e6xxx_phy_destroy(chip);
 }
 
 static void mv88e6xxx_shutdown(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/phy.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/phy.c
index 8bb88b3d900d..ee9e5d7e5277 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/phy.c
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ static void mv88e6xxx_phy_ppu_state_init(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 
 static void mv88e6xxx_phy_ppu_state_destroy(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 {
+	mutex_lock(&chip->ppu_mutex);
 	del_timer_sync(&chip->ppu_timer);
+	cancel_work_sync(&chip->ppu_work);
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->ppu_mutex);
 }
 
 int mv88e6185_phy_ppu_read(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, struct mii_bus *bus,