diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_devlink.c
index 74bc111b4849412387258152611951b5d86ec40e..cc4e9e2addb75f918a7dc2f262b726ae260a9578 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_devlink.c
@@ -231,6 +231,5 @@ int i40e_devlink_create_port(struct i40e_pf *pf)
  **/
 void i40e_devlink_destroy_port(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 {
-	devlink_port_type_clear(&pf->devlink_port);
 	devlink_port_unregister(&pf->devlink_port);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 3157d14d9b1213765fcd3d4443283fbaa5001afb..f7a332e51524d1a28b2895cf16ce2c2e22639109 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -14213,8 +14213,7 @@ int i40e_vsi_release(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	}
 	set_bit(__I40E_VSI_RELEASING, vsi->state);
 	uplink_seid = vsi->uplink_seid;
-	if (vsi->type == I40E_VSI_MAIN)
-		i40e_devlink_destroy_port(pf);
+
 	if (vsi->type != I40E_VSI_SRIOV) {
 		if (vsi->netdev_registered) {
 			vsi->netdev_registered = false;
@@ -14228,6 +14227,9 @@ int i40e_vsi_release(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		i40e_vsi_disable_irq(vsi);
 	}
 
+	if (vsi->type == I40E_VSI_MAIN)
+		i40e_devlink_destroy_port(pf);
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
 
 	/* clear the sync flag on all filters */
@@ -14402,14 +14404,14 @@ static struct i40e_vsi *i40e_vsi_reinit_setup(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 
 err_rings:
 	i40e_vsi_free_q_vectors(vsi);
-	if (vsi->type == I40E_VSI_MAIN)
-		i40e_devlink_destroy_port(pf);
 	if (vsi->netdev_registered) {
 		vsi->netdev_registered = false;
 		unregister_netdev(vsi->netdev);
 		free_netdev(vsi->netdev);
 		vsi->netdev = NULL;
 	}
+	if (vsi->type == I40E_VSI_MAIN)
+		i40e_devlink_destroy_port(pf);
 	i40e_aq_delete_element(&pf->hw, vsi->seid, NULL);
 err_vsi:
 	i40e_vsi_clear(vsi);