diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/fwlog.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/fwlog.c
index 79020d990859..4d0c8370386b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/fwlog.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/fwlog.c
@@ -1049,6 +1049,10 @@ void libie_fwlog_deinit(struct libie_fwlog *fwlog)
 {
 	int status;
 
+	/* if FW logging isn't supported it means no configuration was done */
+	if (!libie_fwlog_supported(fwlog))
+		return;
+
 	/* make sure FW logging is disabled to not put the FW in a weird state
 	 * for the next driver load
 	 */