diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
index 7f86068f3ff631..c50b137f92d7bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
@@ -2823,7 +2823,6 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	am65_cpsw_nuss_phylink_cleanup(common);
 	am65_cpsw_unregister_devlink(common);
 	am65_cpsw_unregister_notifiers(common);
 
@@ -2831,6 +2830,7 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * dma_deconfigure(dev) before devres_release_all(dev)
 	 */
 	am65_cpsw_nuss_cleanup_ndev(common);
+	am65_cpsw_nuss_phylink_cleanup(common);
 
 	of_platform_device_destroy(common->mdio_dev, NULL);