diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
index 1d46cf6c2c12..e7043523457c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
@@ -3044,6 +3044,15 @@ static int emac_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_gone;
 
+	if (emac_phy_supports_gige(dev->phy_mode)) {
+		ndev->netdev_ops = &emac_gige_netdev_ops;
+		dev->commac.ops = &emac_commac_sg_ops;
+	} else {
+		ndev->netdev_ops = &emac_netdev_ops;
+		dev->commac.ops = &emac_commac_ops;
+	}
+	ndev->ethtool_ops = &emac_ethtool_ops;
+
 	dev->emacp = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(ofdev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev->emacp)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dev->emacp);
@@ -3076,7 +3085,6 @@ static int emac_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 		dev->mdio_instance = platform_get_drvdata(dev->mdio_dev);
 
 	/* Register with MAL */
-	dev->commac.ops = &emac_commac_ops;
 	dev->commac.dev = dev;
 	dev->commac.tx_chan_mask = MAL_CHAN_MASK(dev->mal_tx_chan);
 	dev->commac.rx_chan_mask = MAL_CHAN_MASK(dev->mal_rx_chan);
@@ -3144,12 +3152,6 @@ static int emac_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 		ndev->features |= ndev->hw_features | NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 	}
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo = 5 * HZ;
-	if (emac_phy_supports_gige(dev->phy_mode)) {
-		ndev->netdev_ops = &emac_gige_netdev_ops;
-		dev->commac.ops = &emac_commac_sg_ops;
-	} else
-		ndev->netdev_ops = &emac_netdev_ops;
-	ndev->ethtool_ops = &emac_ethtool_ops;
 
 	/* MTU range: 46 - 1500 or whatever is in OF */
 	ndev->min_mtu = EMAC_MIN_MTU;