diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index d142eb2b288b3d9a28934b5a10f43ae5c363d961..3c3e56a1f34d1fbf45b8fdb8b133b3a7c72cef9a 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -795,8 +795,14 @@ static int dsa_tree_setup_switches(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dp, &dst->ports, list) {
 		err = dsa_port_setup(dp);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			dsa_port_devlink_teardown(dp);
+			dp->type = DSA_PORT_TYPE_UNUSED;
+			err = dsa_port_devlink_setup(dp);
+			if (err)
+				goto teardown;
 			continue;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;