diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index feb55fed4ee608a23ab332fb343590c546cd9d56..9d9c390c7116e3be94317e2644c018090398a9da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -12526,14 +12526,10 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = hclge_devlink_init(hdev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_pci_uninit;
-
 	/* Firmware command queue initialize */
 	ret = hclge_comm_cmd_queue_init(hdev->pdev, &hdev->hw.hw);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_devlink_uninit;
+		goto err_pci_uninit;
 
 	/* Firmware command initialize */
 	hclge_comm_cmd_init_ops(&hdev->hw.hw, &hclge_cmq_ops);
@@ -12724,6 +12720,10 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
 			 "failed to wake on lan init, ret = %d\n", ret);
 
+	ret = hclge_devlink_init(hdev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_sysfs_unregister;
+
 	hclge_state_init(hdev);
 	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 
@@ -12747,8 +12747,6 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	pci_free_irq_vectors(pdev);
 err_cmd_uninit:
 	hclge_comm_cmd_uninit(hdev->ae_dev, &hdev->hw.hw);
-err_devlink_uninit:
-	hclge_devlink_uninit(hdev);
 err_pci_uninit:
 	pcim_iounmap(pdev, hdev->hw.hw.io_base);
 	pci_clear_master(pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index a92daa417af739853a2cb4a78d32c4c8ccebee2d..e8b61b5f0f8812da70828f4ab717914a60574c6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -3091,10 +3091,6 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = hclgevf_devlink_init(hdev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_devlink_init;
-
 	ret = hclge_comm_cmd_queue_init(hdev->pdev, &hdev->hw.hw);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_cmd_queue_init;
@@ -3191,6 +3187,10 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 
 	hclgevf_init_rxd_adv_layout(hdev);
 
+	ret = hclgevf_devlink_init(hdev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_config;
+
 	set_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_SERVICE_INITED, &hdev->state);
 
 	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
@@ -3210,8 +3210,6 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 err_cmd_init:
 	hclge_comm_cmd_uninit(hdev->ae_dev, &hdev->hw.hw);
 err_cmd_queue_init:
-	hclgevf_devlink_uninit(hdev);
-err_devlink_init:
 	hclgevf_pci_uninit(hdev);
 	clear_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_IRQ_INITED, &hdev->state);
 	return ret;