diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 4ba880446896..b48722589f40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -3806,11 +3806,11 @@ static int phy_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 	phydev->state = PHY_DOWN;
 
-	phy_cleanup_ports(phydev);
-
 	sfp_bus_del_upstream(phydev->sfp_bus);
 	phydev->sfp_bus = NULL;
 
+	phy_cleanup_ports(phydev);
+
 	if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->remove)
 		phydev->drv->remove(phydev);