diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index fd7a49ae88d0..2ea5dfe85539 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -4509,6 +4509,10 @@ static int mtk_unreg_dev(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 		mac = netdev_priv(eth->netdev[i]);
 		if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(eth->soc->caps, MTK_QDMA))
 			unregister_netdevice_notifier(&mac->device_notifier);
+
+		if (eth->netdev[i]->reg_state != NETREG_REGISTERED)
+			continue;
+
 		unregister_netdev(eth->netdev[i]);
 	}
 
@@ -5344,7 +5348,7 @@ static int mtk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		err = register_netdev(eth->netdev[i]);
 		if (err) {
 			dev_err(eth->dev, "error bringing up device\n");
-			goto err_deinit_ppe;
+			goto err_unreg_netdev;
 		} else
 			netif_info(eth, probe, eth->netdev[i],
 				   "mediatek frame engine at 0x%08lx, irq %d\n",