diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index bd5ded5809f5..77f095e5fbe3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -1467,6 +1467,7 @@ static void bnxt_re_task(struct work_struct *work)
 				"Failed to register with IB: %#x", rc);
 			bnxt_re_remove_one(rdev);
 			bnxt_re_dev_unreg(rdev);
+			goto exit;
 		}
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_UP:
@@ -1490,6 +1491,7 @@ static void bnxt_re_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 	smp_mb__before_atomic();
 	atomic_dec(&rdev->sched_count);
+exit:
 	kfree(re_work);
 }