diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index debd2c466f11..ae2fb9efbc50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -11458,6 +11458,13 @@ int mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_register_netevent_notifier;
 
+	mlxsw_sp->router->netdevice_nb.notifier_call =
+		mlxsw_sp_router_netdevice_event;
+	err = register_netdevice_notifier_net(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
+					      &mlxsw_sp->router->netdevice_nb);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_register_netdev_notifier;
+
 	mlxsw_sp->router->nexthop_nb.notifier_call =
 		mlxsw_sp_nexthop_obj_event;
 	err = register_nexthop_notifier(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
@@ -11473,22 +11480,15 @@ int mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_register_fib_notifier;
 
-	mlxsw_sp->router->netdevice_nb.notifier_call =
-		mlxsw_sp_router_netdevice_event;
-	err = register_netdevice_notifier_net(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
-					      &mlxsw_sp->router->netdevice_nb);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_register_netdev_notifier;
-
 	return 0;
 
-err_register_netdev_notifier:
-	unregister_fib_notifier(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
-				&mlxsw_sp->router->fib_nb);
 err_register_fib_notifier:
 	unregister_nexthop_notifier(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
 				    &mlxsw_sp->router->nexthop_nb);
 err_register_nexthop_notifier:
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier_net(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
+					  &router->netdevice_nb);
+err_register_netdev_notifier:
 	unregister_netevent_notifier(&mlxsw_sp->router->netevent_nb);
 err_register_netevent_notifier:
 	unregister_inet6addr_validator_notifier(&router->inet6addr_valid_nb);
@@ -11536,11 +11536,11 @@ void mlxsw_sp_router_fini(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_router *router = mlxsw_sp->router;
 
-	unregister_netdevice_notifier_net(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
-					  &router->netdevice_nb);
 	unregister_fib_notifier(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp), &router->fib_nb);
 	unregister_nexthop_notifier(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
 				    &router->nexthop_nb);
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier_net(mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp),
+					  &router->netdevice_nb);
 	unregister_netevent_notifier(&router->netevent_nb);
 	unregister_inet6addr_validator_notifier(&router->inet6addr_valid_nb);
 	unregister_inetaddr_validator_notifier(&router->inetaddr_valid_nb);