diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index a39c4b25ba280..331ce47f51a17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1699,12 +1699,15 @@ int mlx5_init_one_light(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	err = mlx5_devlink_params_register(priv_to_devlink(dev));
 	if (err) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "mlx5_devlink_param_reg err = %d\n", err);
-		goto query_hca_caps_err;
+		goto params_reg_err;
 	}
 
 	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	return 0;
 
+params_reg_err:
+	devl_unregister(devlink);
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
 query_hca_caps_err:
 	devl_unregister(devlink);
 	devl_unlock(devlink);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
index e3bf8c7e4baa6..7ebe712808275 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static int mlx5_sf_dev_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev, const struct auxilia
 		goto peer_devlink_set_err;
 	}
 
-	devlink_register(devlink);
 	return 0;
 
 peer_devlink_set_err: