diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 1bead98f73bf..2cfbacf77535 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -5734,8 +5734,10 @@ int mlx5e_tc_action_miss_mapping_get(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_flow_a
 
 	esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	attr->act_id_restore_rule = esw_add_restore_rule(esw, *act_miss_mapping);
-	if (IS_ERR(attr->act_id_restore_rule))
+	if (IS_ERR(attr->act_id_restore_rule)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(attr->act_id_restore_rule);
 		goto err_rule;
+	}
 
 	return 0;