diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index d1a7cf4567bc..197fac587ad5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -7213,8 +7213,6 @@ int stmmac_dvr_remove(struct device *dev)
 	netdev_info(priv->dev, "%s: removing driver", __func__);
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
-	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
 
 	stmmac_stop_all_dma(priv);
 	stmmac_mac_set(priv, priv->ioaddr, false);
@@ -7241,6 +7239,9 @@ int stmmac_dvr_remove(struct device *dev)
 	mutex_destroy(&priv->lock);
 	bitmap_free(priv->af_xdp_zc_qps);
 
+	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(stmmac_dvr_remove);