diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/minimal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/minimal.c
index 2b543911ae001..c4caeeadcba97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/minimal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/minimal.c
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ mlxsw_m_port_create(struct mlxsw_m *mlxsw_m, u8 local_port, u8 module)
 
 err_register_netdev:
 	mlxsw_m->ports[local_port] = NULL;
-	free_netdev(dev);
 err_dev_addr_get:
+	free_netdev(dev);
 err_alloc_etherdev:
 	mlxsw_core_port_fini(mlxsw_m->core, local_port);
 	return err;