diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index b14f2abc2425..1817d7f2e5f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -2097,10 +2097,8 @@ static int hns3_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, ae_dev);
 
 	ret = hnae3_register_ae_dev(ae_dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		devm_kfree(&pdev->dev, ae_dev);
+	if (ret)
 		pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2157,7 +2155,6 @@ static void hns3_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	hnae3_unregister_ae_dev(ae_dev);
-	devm_kfree(&pdev->dev, ae_dev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF)