diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 20fe30789834..1520a9b4edaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -6068,15 +6068,15 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_unregister_mdio;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&bp->hresp_err_bh_work, macb_hresp_error_task);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bp->tx_lpi_work, macb_tx_lpi_work_fn);
+
 	err = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot register net device, aborting.\n");
 		goto err_out_free_tieoff;
 	}
 
-	INIT_WORK(&bp->hresp_err_bh_work, macb_hresp_error_task);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bp->tx_lpi_work, macb_tx_lpi_work_fn);
-
 	netdev_info(netdev, "Cadence %s rev 0x%08x at 0x%08lx irq %d (%pM)\n",
 		    macb_is_gem(bp) ? "GEM" : "MACB", macb_readl(bp, MID),
 		    netdev->base_addr, netdev->irq, netdev->dev_addr);