diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 62f84cc91e4d..0fba01db336c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -13370,7 +13370,9 @@ static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 
 	bnxt_inv_fw_health_reg(bp);
-	bnxt_dl_register(bp);
+	rc = bnxt_dl_register(bp);
+	if (rc)
+		goto init_err_dl;
 
 	rc = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (rc)
@@ -13390,6 +13392,7 @@ static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 init_err_cleanup:
 	bnxt_dl_unregister(bp);
+init_err_dl:
 	bnxt_shutdown_tc(bp);
 	bnxt_clear_int_mode(bp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
index bf7d3c17049b..dc0851f709f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void bnxt_dl_fw_reporters_create(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_fw_health *health = bp->fw_health;
 
-	if (!bp->dl || !health)
+	if (!health)
 		return;
 
 	if (!(bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_HOT_RESET) || health->fw_reset_reporter)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void bnxt_dl_fw_reporters_destroy(struct bnxt *bp, bool all)
 {
 	struct bnxt_fw_health *health = bp->fw_health;
 
-	if (!bp->dl || !health)
+	if (!health)
 		return;
 
 	if ((all || !(bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_HOT_RESET)) &&
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ int bnxt_dl_register(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	const struct devlink_ops *devlink_ops;
 	struct devlink_port_attrs attrs = {};
+	struct bnxt_dl *bp_dl;
 	struct devlink *dl;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -795,7 +796,9 @@ int bnxt_dl_register(struct bnxt *bp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	bnxt_link_bp_to_dl(bp, dl);
+	bp->dl = dl;
+	bp_dl = devlink_priv(dl);
+	bp_dl->bp = bp;
 
 	/* Add switchdev eswitch mode setting, if SRIOV supported */
 	if (pci_find_ext_capability(bp->pdev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_SRIOV) &&
@@ -826,7 +829,6 @@ int bnxt_dl_register(struct bnxt *bp)
 err_dl_port_unreg:
 	devlink_port_unregister(&bp->dl_port);
 err_dl_free:
-	bnxt_link_bp_to_dl(bp, NULL);
 	devlink_free(dl);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -835,9 +837,6 @@ void bnxt_dl_unregister(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	struct devlink *dl = bp->dl;
 
-	if (!dl)
-		return;
-
 	if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
 		bnxt_dl_params_unregister(bp);
 		devlink_port_unregister(&bp->dl_port);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.h
index d889f240da2b..406dc655a5fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.h
@@ -20,19 +20,6 @@ static inline struct bnxt *bnxt_get_bp_from_dl(struct devlink *dl)
 	return ((struct bnxt_dl *)devlink_priv(dl))->bp;
 }
 
-/* To clear devlink pointer from bp, pass NULL dl */
-static inline void bnxt_link_bp_to_dl(struct bnxt *bp, struct devlink *dl)
-{
-	bp->dl = dl;
-
-	/* add a back pointer in dl to bp */
-	if (dl) {
-		struct bnxt_dl *bp_dl = devlink_priv(dl);
-
-		bp_dl->bp = bp;
-	}
-}
-
 #define NVM_OFF_MSIX_VEC_PER_PF_MAX	108
 #define NVM_OFF_MSIX_VEC_PER_PF_MIN	114
 #define NVM_OFF_IGNORE_ARI		164