diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
index 179433d0a54a..a75c944cc739 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c
@@ -3073,8 +3073,6 @@ static void otx2_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		otx2_config_pause_frm(pf);
 	}
 
-	cn10k_mcs_free(pf);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DCB
 	/* Disable PFC config */
 	if (pf->pfc_en) {
@@ -3088,6 +3086,7 @@ static void otx2_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	otx2_unregister_dl(pf);
 	unregister_netdev(netdev);
+	cn10k_mcs_free(pf);
 	otx2_sriov_disable(pf->pdev);
 	otx2_sriov_vfcfg_cleanup(pf);
 	if (pf->otx2_wq)