diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
index 560d1d442232..d3fdc290937f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
@@ -1741,11 +1741,8 @@ static int e100_xmit_prepare(struct nic *nic, struct cb *cb,
 	dma_addr = dma_map_single(&nic->pdev->dev, skb->data, skb->len,
 				  DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	/* If we can't map the skb, have the upper layer try later */
-	if (dma_mapping_error(&nic->pdev->dev, dma_addr)) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		skb = NULL;
+	if (dma_mapping_error(&nic->pdev->dev, dma_addr))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Use the last 4 bytes of the SKB payload packet as the CRC, used for
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
index 4a6630586ec9..fc373472e4e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct workqueue_struct *fm10k_workqueue;
  **/
 static int __init fm10k_init_module(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	pr_info("%s\n", fm10k_driver_string);
 	pr_info("%s\n", fm10k_copyright);
 
@@ -43,7 +45,13 @@ static int __init fm10k_init_module(void)
 
 	fm10k_dbg_init();
 
-	return fm10k_register_pci_driver();
+	ret = fm10k_register_pci_driver();
+	if (ret) {
+		fm10k_dbg_exit();
+		destroy_workqueue(fm10k_workqueue);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 module_init(fm10k_init_module);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index b5dcd15ced36..b3cb587a2032 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -16644,6 +16644,8 @@ static struct pci_driver i40e_driver = {
  **/
 static int __init i40e_init_module(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	pr_info("%s: %s\n", i40e_driver_name, i40e_driver_string);
 	pr_info("%s: %s\n", i40e_driver_name, i40e_copyright);
 
@@ -16661,7 +16663,14 @@ static int __init i40e_init_module(void)
 	}
 
 	i40e_dbg_init();
-	return pci_register_driver(&i40e_driver);
+	err = pci_register_driver(&i40e_driver);
+	if (err) {
+		destroy_workqueue(i40e_wq);
+		i40e_dbg_exit();
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 module_init(i40e_init_module);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index d7465296f650..f71e132ede09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -5196,6 +5196,8 @@ static struct pci_driver iavf_driver = {
  **/
 static int __init iavf_init_module(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	pr_info("iavf: %s\n", iavf_driver_string);
 
 	pr_info("%s\n", iavf_copyright);
@@ -5206,7 +5208,12 @@ static int __init iavf_init_module(void)
 		pr_err("%s: Failed to create workqueue\n", iavf_driver_name);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	return pci_register_driver(&iavf_driver);
+
+	ret = pci_register_driver(&iavf_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		destroy_workqueue(iavf_wq);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 module_init(iavf_init_module);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 99933e89717a..e338fa572793 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -4869,6 +4869,8 @@ static struct pci_driver ixgbevf_driver = {
  **/
 static int __init ixgbevf_init_module(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	pr_info("%s\n", ixgbevf_driver_string);
 	pr_info("%s\n", ixgbevf_copyright);
 	ixgbevf_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue(ixgbevf_driver_name);
@@ -4877,7 +4879,13 @@ static int __init ixgbevf_init_module(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	return pci_register_driver(&ixgbevf_driver);
+	err = pci_register_driver(&ixgbevf_driver);
+	if (err) {
+		destroy_workqueue(ixgbevf_wq);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 module_init(ixgbevf_init_module);