diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
index 433a646e9831..0394ba6a90a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
@@ -2900,19 +2900,26 @@ static int airoha_alloc_gdm_port(struct airoha_eth *eth,
 	port->id = id;
 	eth->ports[p] = port;
 
-	err = airoha_metadata_dst_alloc(port);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	return airoha_metadata_dst_alloc(port);
+}
 
-	err = register_netdev(dev);
-	if (err)
-		goto free_metadata_dst;
+static int airoha_register_gdm_devices(struct airoha_eth *eth)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(eth->ports); i++) {
+		struct airoha_gdm_port *port = eth->ports[i];
+		int err;
+
+		if (!port)
+			continue;
+
+		err = register_netdev(port->dev);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
-
-free_metadata_dst:
-	airoha_metadata_dst_free(port);
-	return err;
 }
 
 static int airoha_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -2993,6 +3000,10 @@ static int airoha_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	err = airoha_register_gdm_devices(eth);
+	if (err)
+		goto error_napi_stop;
+
 	return 0;
 
 error_napi_stop:
@@ -3006,10 +3017,12 @@ error_hw_cleanup:
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(eth->ports); i++) {
 		struct airoha_gdm_port *port = eth->ports[i];
 
-		if (port && port->dev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED) {
+		if (!port)
+			continue;
+
+		if (port->dev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
 			unregister_netdev(port->dev);
-			airoha_metadata_dst_free(port);
-		}
+		airoha_metadata_dst_free(port);
 	}
 	free_netdev(eth->napi_dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);