diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 6f9f3aceffaa..78a19b134632 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3539,6 +3539,22 @@ static int macsec_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	macsec->stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_secy_stats);
+	if (!macsec->stats)
+		goto destroy_gro_cells;
+
+	macsec->secy.tx_sc.stats =
+		netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_tx_sc_stats);
+	if (!macsec->secy.tx_sc.stats)
+		goto free_secy_stats;
+
+	macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst = metadata_dst_alloc(0, METADATA_MACSEC,
+						       GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst)
+		goto free_tx_sc_stats;
+	macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst->u.macsec_info.sci = macsec->secy.sci;
+
 	macsec_inherit_tso_max(dev);
 
 	dev->hw_features = real_dev->hw_features & MACSEC_OFFLOAD_FEATURES;
@@ -3551,8 +3567,6 @@ static int macsec_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	macsec_set_head_tail_room(dev);
 
-	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
-		eth_hw_addr_inherit(dev, real_dev);
 	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->broadcast))
 		memcpy(dev->broadcast, real_dev->broadcast, dev->addr_len);
 
@@ -3560,6 +3574,14 @@ static int macsec_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	netdev_hold(real_dev, &macsec->dev_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	return 0;
+
+free_tx_sc_stats:
+	free_percpu(macsec->secy.tx_sc.stats);
+free_secy_stats:
+	free_percpu(macsec->stats);
+destroy_gro_cells:
+	gro_cells_destroy(&macsec->gro_cells);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void macsec_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -4116,26 +4138,11 @@ static sci_t dev_to_sci(struct net_device *dev, __be16 port)
 	return make_sci(dev->dev_addr, port);
 }
 
-static int macsec_add_dev(struct net_device *dev, sci_t sci, u8 icv_len)
+static void macsec_init_secy(struct net_device *dev, sci_t sci, u8 icv_len)
 {
 	struct macsec_dev *macsec = macsec_priv(dev);
 	struct macsec_secy *secy = &macsec->secy;
 
-	macsec->stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_secy_stats);
-	if (!macsec->stats)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	secy->tx_sc.stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_tx_sc_stats);
-	if (!secy->tx_sc.stats)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	secy->tx_sc.md_dst = metadata_dst_alloc(0, METADATA_MACSEC, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!secy->tx_sc.md_dst)
-		/* macsec and secy percpu stats will be freed when unregistering
-		 * net_device in macsec_free_netdev()
-		 */
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	if (sci == MACSEC_UNDEF_SCI)
 		sci = dev_to_sci(dev, MACSEC_PORT_ES);
 
@@ -4149,15 +4156,12 @@ static int macsec_add_dev(struct net_device *dev, sci_t sci, u8 icv_len)
 	secy->xpn = DEFAULT_XPN;
 
 	secy->sci = sci;
-	secy->tx_sc.md_dst->u.macsec_info.sci = sci;
 	secy->tx_sc.active = true;
 	secy->tx_sc.encoding_sa = DEFAULT_ENCODING_SA;
 	secy->tx_sc.encrypt = DEFAULT_ENCRYPT;
 	secy->tx_sc.send_sci = DEFAULT_SEND_SCI;
 	secy->tx_sc.end_station = false;
 	secy->tx_sc.scb = false;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct lock_class_key macsec_netdev_addr_lock_key;
@@ -4220,6 +4224,24 @@ static int macsec_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (rx_handler && rx_handler != macsec_handle_frame)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
+		eth_hw_addr_inherit(dev, real_dev);
+
+	if (data && data[IFLA_MACSEC_SCI])
+		sci = nla_get_sci(data[IFLA_MACSEC_SCI]);
+	else if (data && data[IFLA_MACSEC_PORT])
+		sci = dev_to_sci(dev, nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_MACSEC_PORT]));
+	else
+		sci = dev_to_sci(dev, MACSEC_PORT_ES);
+
+	/* Registration can notify listeners before returning. */
+	macsec_init_secy(dev, sci, icv_len);
+	if (data) {
+		err = macsec_changelink_common(dev, data);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -4232,31 +4254,11 @@ static int macsec_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto unregister;
 
-	/* need to be already registered so that ->init has run and
-	 * the MAC addr is set
-	 */
-	if (data && data[IFLA_MACSEC_SCI])
-		sci = nla_get_sci(data[IFLA_MACSEC_SCI]);
-	else if (data && data[IFLA_MACSEC_PORT])
-		sci = dev_to_sci(dev, nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_MACSEC_PORT]));
-	else
-		sci = dev_to_sci(dev, MACSEC_PORT_ES);
-
 	if (rx_handler && sci_exists(real_dev, sci)) {
 		err = -EBUSY;
 		goto unlink;
 	}
 
-	err = macsec_add_dev(dev, sci, icv_len);
-	if (err)
-		goto unlink;
-
-	if (data) {
-		err = macsec_changelink_common(dev, data);
-		if (err)
-			goto del_dev;
-	}
-
 	/* If h/w offloading is available, propagate to the device */
 	if (macsec_is_offloaded(macsec)) {
 		const struct macsec_ops *ops;