diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 3ba3c8fb28a5d..5e528a76f5f57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -2531,15 +2531,6 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 		goto devinfo_failed;
 	}
 
-	nvdev = rndis_filter_device_add(dev, device_info);
-	if (IS_ERR(nvdev)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(nvdev);
-		netdev_err(net, "unable to add netvsc device (ret %d)\n", ret);
-		goto rndis_failed;
-	}
-
-	eth_hw_addr_set(net, device_info->mac_adr);
-
 	/* We must get rtnl lock before scheduling nvdev->subchan_work,
 	 * otherwise netvsc_subchan_work() can get rtnl lock first and wait
 	 * all subchannels to show up, but that may not happen because
@@ -2547,9 +2538,23 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 	 * -> ... -> device_add() -> ... -> __device_attach() can't get
 	 * the device lock, so all the subchannels can't be processed --
 	 * finally netvsc_subchan_work() hangs forever.
+	 *
+	 * The rtnl lock also needs to be held before rndis_filter_device_add()
+	 * which advertises nvsp_2_vsc_capability / sriov bit, and triggers
+	 * VF NIC offering and registering. If VF NIC finished register_netdev()
+	 * earlier it may cause name based config failure.
 	 */
 	rtnl_lock();
 
+	nvdev = rndis_filter_device_add(dev, device_info);
+	if (IS_ERR(nvdev)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(nvdev);
+		netdev_err(net, "unable to add netvsc device (ret %d)\n", ret);
+		goto rndis_failed;
+	}
+
+	eth_hw_addr_set(net, device_info->mac_adr);
+
 	if (nvdev->num_chn > 1)
 		schedule_work(&nvdev->subchan_work);
 
@@ -2586,9 +2591,9 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 
 register_failed:
-	rtnl_unlock();
 	rndis_filter_device_remove(dev, nvdev);
 rndis_failed:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	netvsc_devinfo_put(device_info);
 devinfo_failed:
 	free_percpu(net_device_ctx->vf_stats);