diff --git a/net/devlink/core.c b/net/devlink/core.c
index bddbbbf000fe..9b844e0c1bd2 100644
--- a/net/devlink/core.c
+++ b/net/devlink/core.c
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ static void __net_exit devlink_pernet_pre_exit(struct net *net)
 					     DEVLINK_RELOAD_ACTION_DRIVER_REINIT,
 					     DEVLINK_RELOAD_LIMIT_UNSPEC,
 					     &actions_performed, NULL);
+		if (err && net_eq(devlink_net(devlink), net))
+			devlink_reload_netns_change(devlink, net, &init_net);
 		devl_dev_unlock(devlink, true);
 		devlink_put(devlink);
 		if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
diff --git a/net/devlink/dev.c b/net/devlink/dev.c
index b85bb02a9e80..b7e5aebf13be 100644
--- a/net/devlink/dev.c
+++ b/net/devlink/dev.c
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ static struct net *devlink_netns_get(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return net;
 }
 
-static void devlink_reload_netns_change(struct devlink *devlink,
-					struct net *curr_net,
-					struct net *dest_net)
+void devlink_reload_netns_change(struct devlink *devlink,
+				 struct net *curr_net,
+				 struct net *dest_net)
 {
 	/* Userspace needs to be notified about devlink objects
 	 * removed from original and entering new network namespace.
diff --git a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
index cdf894ba5a9d..798e707002b9 100644
--- a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
+++ b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ struct devlink_port *devlink_port_get_from_attrs(struct devlink *devlink,
 
 /* Reload */
 bool devlink_reload_actions_valid(const struct devlink_ops *ops);
+void devlink_reload_netns_change(struct devlink *devlink,
+				 struct net *curr_net,
+				 struct net *dest_net);
 int devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink, struct net *dest_net,
 		   enum devlink_reload_action action,
 		   enum devlink_reload_limit limit,