diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 9bd1a93a512d..ff0c025db140 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ static int mlx5e_init_rep_rx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	err = mlx5e_open_drop_rq(priv, &priv->drop_rq);
 	if (err) {
 		mlx5_core_err(mdev, "open drop rq failed, %d\n", err);
-		return err;
+		goto err_rx_res_free;
 	}
 
 	err = mlx5e_rx_res_init(priv->rx_res, priv->mdev, 0,
@@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ err_destroy_rx_res:
 	mlx5e_rx_res_destroy(priv->rx_res);
 err_close_drop_rq:
 	mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
+err_rx_res_free:
 	mlx5e_rx_res_free(priv->rx_res);
 	priv->rx_res = NULL;
 err_free_fs: