diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 0773124440e9..ce60332d83c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -11631,16 +11631,10 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = hclge_devlink_init(hdev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_pci_uninit;
-
-	devl_lock(hdev->devlink);
-
 	/* Firmware command queue initialize */
 	ret = hclge_comm_cmd_queue_init(hdev->pdev, &hdev->hw.hw);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_devlink_uninit;
+		goto err_pci_uninit;
 
 	/* Firmware command initialize */
 	ret = hclge_comm_cmd_init(hdev->ae_dev, &hdev->hw.hw, &hdev->fw_version,
@@ -11808,6 +11802,10 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
 			 "failed to wake on lan init, ret = %d\n", ret);
 
+	ret = hclge_devlink_init(hdev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_ptp_uninit;
+
 	hclge_state_init(hdev);
 	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
 
@@ -11815,8 +11813,6 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 		 HCLGE_DRIVER_NAME);
 
 	hclge_task_schedule(hdev, round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
-
-	devl_unlock(hdev->devlink);
 	return 0;
 
 err_ptp_uninit:
@@ -11830,9 +11826,6 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	pci_free_irq_vectors(pdev);
 err_cmd_uninit:
 	hclge_comm_cmd_uninit(hdev->ae_dev, &hdev->hw.hw);
-err_devlink_uninit:
-	devl_unlock(hdev->devlink);
-	hclge_devlink_uninit(hdev);
 err_pci_uninit:
 	pcim_iounmap(pdev, hdev->hw.hw.io_base);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 08db8e84be4e..43ee20eb03d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -2845,10 +2845,6 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = hclgevf_devlink_init(hdev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_devlink_init;
-
 	ret = hclge_comm_cmd_queue_init(hdev->pdev, &hdev->hw.hw);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_cmd_queue_init;
@@ -2941,6 +2937,10 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 
 	hclgevf_init_rxd_adv_layout(hdev);
 
+	ret = hclgevf_devlink_init(hdev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_config;
+
 	set_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_SERVICE_INITED, &hdev->state);
 
 	hdev->last_reset_time = jiffies;
@@ -2960,8 +2960,6 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 err_cmd_init:
 	hclge_comm_cmd_uninit(hdev->ae_dev, &hdev->hw.hw);
 err_cmd_queue_init:
-	hclgevf_devlink_uninit(hdev);
-err_devlink_init:
 	hclgevf_pci_uninit(hdev);
 	clear_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_IRQ_INITED, &hdev->state);
 	return ret;