diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_rxtx.c
index 2a13c318048c..59a3ea02b8ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_rxtx.c
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ tx_done:
 int prestera_rxtx_switch_init(struct prestera_switch *sw)
 {
 	struct prestera_rxtx *rxtx;
+	int err;
 
 	rxtx = kzalloc(sizeof(*rxtx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rxtx)
@@ -778,7 +779,11 @@ int prestera_rxtx_switch_init(struct prestera_switch *sw)
 
 	sw->rxtx = rxtx;
 
-	return prestera_sdma_switch_init(sw);
+	err = prestera_sdma_switch_init(sw);
+	if (err)
+		kfree(rxtx);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 void prestera_rxtx_switch_fini(struct prestera_switch *sw)