diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
index 04b3ef840b36..7a4afd25d240 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_pci_func.c
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ static void aq_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct aq_nic_s *self = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (self->ndev) {
-		aq_clear_rxnfc_all_rules(self);
 		if (self->ndev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
 			unregister_netdev(self->ndev);
+		aq_clear_rxnfc_all_rules(self);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MACSEC)
 		aq_macsec_free(self);