diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 0baf3b5518b4..bce31e28eb30 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -4027,10 +4027,8 @@ static int mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = mlx5_mkey_cache_init(dev);
-	if (ret) {
+	if (ret)
 		mlx5_ib_warn(dev, "mr cache init failed %d\n", ret);
-		mlx5r_umr_resource_cleanup(dev);
-	}
 	return ret;
 }