diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index cef267e24f9c9c680613ec4ed2817c040b21c964..e98c15adb7e2ad4329c07bb1f9ce94731410c763 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -754,10 +754,10 @@ static void mlx4_request_modules(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 			has_eth_port = true;
 	}
 
-	if (has_ib_port || (dev->caps.flags & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_IBOE))
-		request_module_nowait(IB_DRV_NAME);
 	if (has_eth_port)
 		request_module_nowait(EN_DRV_NAME);
+	if (has_ib_port || (dev->caps.flags & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_IBOE))
+		request_module_nowait(IB_DRV_NAME);
 }
 
 /*