diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 80e6a2ef1350..9a6a67a6d644 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -6973,6 +6973,13 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/* Make sure the SWFW semaphore is in a valid state */
+	if (hw->mac.ops.init_swfw_sync)
+		hw->mac.ops.init_swfw_sync(hw);
+
+	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_e610)
+		mutex_init(&hw->aci.lock);
+
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
 	/* FCoE support exists, always init the FCoE lock */
 	spin_lock_init(&adapter->fcoe.lock);
@@ -11643,10 +11650,6 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_sw_init;
 
-	/* Make sure the SWFW semaphore is in a valid state */
-	if (hw->mac.ops.init_swfw_sync)
-		hw->mac.ops.init_swfw_sync(hw);
-
 	if (ixgbe_check_fw_error(adapter))
 		return ixgbe_recovery_probe(adapter);
 
@@ -11850,8 +11853,6 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, hw->mac.perm_addr);
 	ixgbe_mac_set_default_filter(adapter);
 
-	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_e610)
-		mutex_init(&hw->aci.lock);
 	timer_setup(&adapter->service_timer, ixgbe_service_timer, 0);
 
 	if (ixgbe_removed(hw->hw_addr)) {
@@ -12007,9 +12008,9 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	devl_unlock(adapter->devlink);
 	ixgbe_release_hw_control(adapter);
 	ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
+err_sw_init:
 	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_e610)
 		mutex_destroy(&adapter->hw.aci.lock);
-err_sw_init:
 	ixgbe_disable_sriov(adapter);
 	adapter->flags2 &= ~IXGBE_FLAG2_SEARCH_FOR_SFP;
 	iounmap(adapter->io_addr);