diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index b3d6d8e3f4de..28ecf8489f14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -5114,13 +5114,16 @@ int stmmac_dvr_remove(struct device *dev)
 	netdev_info(priv->dev, "%s: removing driver", __func__);
 
 	stmmac_stop_all_dma(priv);
-
-	if (priv->plat->serdes_powerdown)
-		priv->plat->serdes_powerdown(ndev, priv->plat->bsp_priv);
-
 	stmmac_mac_set(priv, priv->ioaddr, false);
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
+
+	/* Serdes power down needs to happen after VLAN filter
+	 * is deleted that is triggered by unregister_netdev().
+	 */
+	if (priv->plat->serdes_powerdown)
+		priv->plat->serdes_powerdown(ndev, priv->plat->bsp_priv);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	stmmac_exit_fs(ndev);
 #endif