diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 4999239c8f41..32e57cc34336 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -3234,7 +3234,6 @@ static int lag_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event, void *data)
 			}
 			err = ib_device_set_netdev(&dev->ib_dev, ndev,
 						   portnum + 1);
-			dev_put(ndev);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 			/* Rescan gids after new netdev assignment */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
index 8577db3308cc..d661267d98ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ void mlx5_modify_lag(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&dev0->priv.lag_nh,
 					     MLX5_DRIVER_EVENT_ACTIVE_BACKUP_LAG_CHANGE_LOWERSTATE,
 					     ndev);
+		dev_put(ndev);
 	}
 }