diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index c2593625c09ad6..59806553889e90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1480,6 +1480,14 @@ int mlx5_init_one_devl_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_register;
 
+	err = mlx5_crdump_enable(dev);
+	if (err)
+		mlx5_core_err(dev, "mlx5_crdump_enable failed with error code %d\n", err);
+
+	err = mlx5_hwmon_dev_register(dev);
+	if (err)
+		mlx5_core_err(dev, "mlx5_hwmon_dev_register failed with error code %d\n", err);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1505,7 +1513,10 @@ int mlx5_init_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	devl_lock(devlink);
+	devl_register(devlink);
 	err = mlx5_init_one_devl_locked(dev);
+	if (err)
+		devl_unregister(devlink);
 	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1517,6 +1528,8 @@ void mlx5_uninit_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	devl_lock(devlink);
 	mutex_lock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 
+	mlx5_hwmon_dev_unregister(dev);
+	mlx5_crdump_disable(dev);
 	mlx5_unregister_device(dev);
 
 	if (!test_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_UP, &dev->intf_state)) {
@@ -1534,6 +1547,7 @@ void mlx5_uninit_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	mlx5_function_teardown(dev, true);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
+	devl_unregister(devlink);
 	devl_unlock(devlink);
 }
 
@@ -1680,16 +1694,20 @@ int mlx5_init_one_light(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	devl_lock(devlink);
+	devl_register(devlink);
+
 	err = mlx5_devlink_params_register(priv_to_devlink(dev));
-	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	if (err) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "mlx5_devlink_param_reg err = %d\n", err);
 		goto query_hca_caps_err;
 	}
 
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	return 0;
 
 query_hca_caps_err:
+	devl_unregister(devlink);
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	mlx5_function_disable(dev, true);
 out:
 	dev->state = MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR;
@@ -1702,6 +1720,7 @@ void mlx5_uninit_one_light(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 	devl_lock(devlink);
 	mlx5_devlink_params_unregister(priv_to_devlink(dev));
+	devl_unregister(devlink);
 	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	if (dev->state != MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_UP)
 		return;
@@ -1943,16 +1962,7 @@ static int probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		goto err_init_one;
 	}
 
-	err = mlx5_crdump_enable(dev);
-	if (err)
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "mlx5_crdump_enable failed with error code %d\n", err);
-
-	err = mlx5_hwmon_dev_register(dev);
-	if (err)
-		mlx5_core_err(dev, "mlx5_hwmon_dev_register failed with error code %d\n", err);
-
 	pci_save_state(pdev);
-	devlink_register(devlink);
 	return 0;
 
 err_init_one:
@@ -1973,16 +1983,9 @@ static void remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
 
 	set_bit(MLX5_BREAK_FW_WAIT, &dev->intf_state);
-	/* mlx5_drain_fw_reset() and mlx5_drain_health_wq() are using
-	 * devlink notify APIs.
-	 * Hence, we must drain them before unregistering the devlink.
-	 */
 	mlx5_drain_fw_reset(dev);
 	mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
-	devlink_unregister(devlink);
 	mlx5_sriov_disable(pdev, false);
-	mlx5_hwmon_dev_unregister(dev);
-	mlx5_crdump_disable(dev);
 	mlx5_uninit_one(dev);
 	mlx5_pci_close(dev);
 	mlx5_mdev_uninit(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
index bc863e1f062e6b..e3bf8c7e4baa62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ static void mlx5_sf_dev_remove(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 	devlink = priv_to_devlink(mdev);
 	set_bit(MLX5_BREAK_FW_WAIT, &mdev->intf_state);
 	mlx5_drain_health_wq(mdev);
-	devlink_unregister(devlink);
 	if (mlx5_dev_is_lightweight(mdev))
 		mlx5_uninit_one_light(mdev);
 	else