diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
index 7ce4eb71a433..313803c08847 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
@@ -1579,6 +1579,10 @@ void idpf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto unwind_vports;
 	}
 
+	err = idpf_send_get_rx_ptype_msg(vport);
+	if (err)
+		goto unwind_vports;
+
 	index = vport->idx;
 	vport_config = adapter->vport_config[index];
 
@@ -1590,15 +1594,11 @@ void idpf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	err = idpf_check_supported_desc_ids(vport);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get required descriptor ids\n");
-		goto cfg_netdev_err;
+		goto unwind_vports;
 	}
 
 	if (idpf_cfg_netdev(vport))
-		goto cfg_netdev_err;
-
-	err = idpf_send_get_rx_ptype_msg(vport);
-	if (err)
-		goto handle_err;
+		goto unwind_vports;
 
 	/* Once state is put into DOWN, driver is ready for dev_open */
 	np = netdev_priv(vport->netdev);
@@ -1645,11 +1645,6 @@ void idpf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	return;
 
-handle_err:
-	idpf_decfg_netdev(vport);
-cfg_netdev_err:
-	idpf_vport_rel(vport);
-	adapter->vports[index] = NULL;
 unwind_vports:
 	if (default_vport) {
 		for (index = 0; index < adapter->max_vports; index++) {