diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
index bb586ce1ea068..3a131559153ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_main.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/vermagic.h>
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ static int nfp_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pf->vnics);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pf->ports);
+	mutex_init(&pf->lock);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, pf);
 	pf->pdev = pdev;
 
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ static int nfp_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	nfp_cpp_free(pf->cpp);
 err_disable_msix:
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	mutex_destroy(&pf->lock);
 	kfree(pf);
 err_rel_regions:
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
@@ -404,6 +407,7 @@ static void nfp_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	nfp_cpp_free(pf->cpp);
 
 	kfree(pf->eth_tbl);
+	mutex_destroy(&pf->lock);
 	kfree(pf);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
index dd1118c7e1a47..5139c13b6e539 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_main.c
@@ -641,7 +641,6 @@ int nfp_net_pci_probe(struct nfp_pf *pf)
 	int err;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&pf->port_refresh_work, nfp_net_refresh_vnics);
-	mutex_init(&pf->lock);
 
 	/* Verify that the board has completed initialization */
 	if (!nfp_is_ready(pf->cpp)) {