diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index e5e2ffa9c542..ddc321a02fda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -3748,12 +3748,21 @@ static int mtk_xdp_setup(struct net_device *dev, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 		mtk_stop(dev);
 
 	old_prog = rcu_replace_pointer(eth->prog, prog, lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
+
+	if (netif_running(dev) && need_update) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = mtk_open(dev);
+		if (err) {
+			rcu_assign_pointer(eth->prog, old_prog);
+
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (old_prog)
 		bpf_prog_put(old_prog);
 
-	if (netif_running(dev) && need_update)
-		return mtk_open(dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }