diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
index 524fff2b3dc6..2e6d6dfdcc80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void mlx5_unregister_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx5_interface *intf;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(intf, &intf_list, list)
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(intf, &intf_list, list)
 		mlx5_remove_device(intf, priv);
 	list_del(&priv->dev_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&mlx5_intf_mutex);