release_tx_pools(adapter);
        release_rx_pools(adapter);
 
-       release_stats_token(adapter);
-       release_stats_buffers(adapter);
        release_error_buffers(adapter);
        release_napi(adapter);
        release_login_rsp_buffer(adapter);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
 
-       rc = init_stats_buffers(adapter);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       rc = init_stats_token(adapter);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
        adapter->vpd = kzalloc(sizeof(*adapter->vpd), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!adapter->vpd)
                return -ENOMEM;
                release_crq_queue(adapter);
        }
 
+       rc = init_stats_buffers(adapter);
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
+
+       rc = init_stats_token(adapter);
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
+
        return rc;
 }
 
        release_sub_crqs(adapter, 1);
        release_crq_queue(adapter);
 
+       release_stats_token(adapter);
+       release_stats_buffers(adapter);
+
        adapter->state = VNIC_REMOVED;
 
        mutex_unlock(&adapter->reset_lock);