if (err)
                goto err_debugfs_destroy;
 
-       ns->dev.id = nsim_dev_id++;
-       ns->dev.bus = &nsim_bus;
-       ns->dev.type = &nsim_dev_type;
-       err = device_register(&ns->dev);
-       if (err)
-               goto err_bpf_uninit;
-
-       SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &ns->dev);
-
        err = nsim_devlink_setup(ns);
        if (err)
-               goto err_unreg_dev;
+               goto err_bpf_uninit;
 
        nsim_ipsec_init(ns);
 
        return 0;
 
-err_unreg_dev:
-       device_unregister(&ns->dev);
 err_bpf_uninit:
        nsim_bpf_uninit(ns);
 err_debugfs_destroy:
        if (IS_ERR(ns->sdev))
                return PTR_ERR(ns->sdev);
 
-       err = register_netdevice(dev);
+       ns->dev.id = nsim_dev_id++;
+       ns->dev.bus = &nsim_bus;
+       ns->dev.type = &nsim_dev_type;
+       err = device_register(&ns->dev);
        if (err)
                goto err_sdev_put;
+
+       SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &ns->dev);
+
+       err = register_netdevice(dev);
+       if (err)
+               goto err_unreg_dev;
        return 0;
 
+err_unreg_dev:
+       device_unregister(&ns->dev);
 err_sdev_put:
        nsim_sdev_put(ns->sdev);
        return err;