diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
index ba7ff776760d..40fbda152533 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static int rvu_nix_register_reporters(struct rvu_devlink *rvu_dl)
 
 	rvu_dl->devlink_wq = create_workqueue("rvu_devlink_wq");
 	if (!rvu_dl->devlink_wq)
-		goto err;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&rvu_reporters->intr_work, rvu_nix_intr_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&rvu_reporters->gen_work, rvu_nix_gen_work);
@@ -649,9 +649,6 @@ static int rvu_nix_register_reporters(struct rvu_devlink *rvu_dl)
 	INIT_WORK(&rvu_reporters->ras_work, rvu_nix_ras_work);
 
 	return 0;
-err:
-	rvu_nix_health_reporters_destroy(rvu_dl);
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static int rvu_nix_health_reporters_create(struct rvu_devlink *rvu_dl)