diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index edfe8566fc30dbe2dad314373968a16de3c686c3..b53b0911ec24123db5e37dbf7f54230b63149088 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -3718,13 +3718,13 @@ static void hns3_client_uninit(struct hnae3_handle *handle, bool reset)
 	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	int ret;
 
-	hns3_client_stop(handle);
-
 	hns3_remove_hw_addr(netdev);
 
 	if (netdev->reg_state != NETREG_UNINITIALIZED)
 		unregister_netdev(netdev);
 
+	hns3_client_stop(handle);
+
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(HNS3_NIC_STATE_INITED, &priv->state)) {
 		netdev_warn(netdev, "already uninitialized\n");
 		goto out_netdev_free;