diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
index 27ea528ef448..e861567b2c49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ static int nicvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	err = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to register netdevice\n");
-		goto err_unregister_interrupts;
+		goto err_destroy_workqueue;
 	}
 
 	nic->msg_enable = debug;
@@ -2277,6 +2277,8 @@ static int nicvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_destroy_workqueue:
+	destroy_workqueue(nic->nicvf_rx_mode_wq);
 err_unregister_interrupts:
 	nicvf_unregister_interrupts(nic);
 err_free_netdev: