diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index f1ca2cda2961..dfd0c5f4cb9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -11614,6 +11614,8 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_pci_uninit;
 
+	devl_lock(hdev->devlink);
+
 	/* Firmware command queue initialize */
 	ret = hclge_comm_cmd_queue_init(hdev->pdev, &hdev->hw.hw);
 	if (ret)
@@ -11793,6 +11795,7 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 
 	hclge_task_schedule(hdev, round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
 
+	devl_unlock(hdev->devlink);
 	return 0;
 
 err_mdiobus_unreg:
@@ -11805,6 +11808,7 @@ err_msi_uninit:
 err_cmd_uninit:
 	hclge_comm_cmd_uninit(hdev->ae_dev, &hdev->hw.hw);
 err_devlink_uninit:
+	devl_unlock(hdev->devlink);
 	hclge_devlink_uninit(hdev);
 err_pci_uninit:
 	pcim_iounmap(pdev, hdev->hw.hw.io_base);