}
 }
 
-static int be_clear(struct be_adapter *adapter)
+static void be_mac_clear(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
        int i;
 
+       if (adapter->pmac_id) {
+               for (i = 0; i < (adapter->uc_macs + 1); i++)
+                       be_cmd_pmac_del(adapter, adapter->if_handle,
+                                       adapter->pmac_id[i], 0);
+               adapter->uc_macs = 0;
+
+               kfree(adapter->pmac_id);
+               adapter->pmac_id = NULL;
+       }
+}
+
+static int be_clear(struct be_adapter *adapter)
+{
        be_cancel_worker(adapter);
 
        if (sriov_enabled(adapter))
                be_vf_clear(adapter);
 
        /* delete the primary mac along with the uc-mac list */
-       for (i = 0; i < (adapter->uc_macs + 1); i++)
-               be_cmd_pmac_del(adapter, adapter->if_handle,
-                               adapter->pmac_id[i], 0);
-       adapter->uc_macs = 0;
+       be_mac_clear(adapter);
 
        be_cmd_if_destroy(adapter, adapter->if_handle,  0);
 
        be_clear_queues(adapter);
 
-       kfree(adapter->pmac_id);
-       adapter->pmac_id = NULL;
-
        be_msix_disable(adapter);
        return 0;
 }