diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
index f28b244f4ee7..69d4ae7a61f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
@@ -86,6 +86,23 @@ const char *nfp_app_mip_name(struct nfp_app *app)
 	return nfp_mip_name(app->pf->mip);
 }
 
+int nfp_app_ndo_init(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct nfp_app *app = nfp_app_from_netdev(netdev);
+
+	if (!app || !app->type->ndo_init)
+		return 0;
+	return app->type->ndo_init(app, netdev);
+}
+
+void nfp_app_ndo_uninit(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct nfp_app *app = nfp_app_from_netdev(netdev);
+
+	if (app && app->type->ndo_uninit)
+		app->type->ndo_uninit(app, netdev);
+}
+
 u64 *nfp_app_port_get_stats(struct nfp_port *port, u64 *data)
 {
 	if (!port || !port->app || !port->app->type->port_get_stats)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h
index ee74caacb015..afbc19aa66a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ extern const struct nfp_app_type app_abm;
  * @init:	perform basic app checks and init
  * @clean:	clean app state
  * @extra_cap:	extra capabilities string
+ * @ndo_init:	vNIC and repr netdev .ndo_init
+ * @ndo_uninit:	vNIC and repr netdev .ndo_unint
  * @vnic_alloc:	allocate vNICs (assign port types, etc.)
  * @vnic_free:	free up app's vNIC state
  * @vnic_init:	vNIC netdev was registered
@@ -117,6 +119,9 @@ struct nfp_app_type {
 
 	const char *(*extra_cap)(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn);
 
+	int (*ndo_init)(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev);
+	void (*ndo_uninit)(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev);
+
 	int (*vnic_alloc)(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn,
 			  unsigned int id);
 	void (*vnic_free)(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn);
@@ -200,6 +205,9 @@ static inline void nfp_app_clean(struct nfp_app *app)
 		app->type->clean(app);
 }
 
+int nfp_app_ndo_init(struct net_device *netdev);
+void nfp_app_ndo_uninit(struct net_device *netdev);
+
 static inline int nfp_app_vnic_alloc(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn,
 				     unsigned int id)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index a712e83c3f0f..279b8ab8a17b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -3480,6 +3480,8 @@ static int nfp_net_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *addr)
 }
 
 const struct net_device_ops nfp_net_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_init		= nfp_app_ndo_init,
+	.ndo_uninit		= nfp_app_ndo_uninit,
 	.ndo_open		= nfp_net_netdev_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= nfp_net_netdev_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= nfp_net_tx,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
index d7b712f6362f..18a09cdcd9c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_repr.c
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ err_port_disable:
 }
 
 const struct net_device_ops nfp_repr_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_init		= nfp_app_ndo_init,
+	.ndo_uninit		= nfp_app_ndo_uninit,
 	.ndo_open		= nfp_repr_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= nfp_repr_stop,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= nfp_repr_xmit,