diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 0cc2dd85652fbc5db25ddcfde5bacbbd5e808853..16ca427cf4c3f4325cc6942efefc2c9d68237d27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -4223,8 +4223,6 @@ static int mtk_free_dev(struct mtk_eth *eth)
 		metadata_dst_free(eth->dsa_meta[i]);
 	}
 
-	free_netdev(eth->dummy_dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5090,6 +5088,7 @@ static void mtk_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	netif_napi_del(&eth->tx_napi);
 	netif_napi_del(&eth->rx_napi);
 	mtk_cleanup(eth);
+	free_netdev(eth->dummy_dev);
 	mtk_mdio_cleanup(eth);
 }