diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 75b9e1528fd2..7d90e5b72854 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_UPDATE_STATS(vport_rep)
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_warn(priv->netdev, "vport %d error %d reading stats\n",
 			    rep->vport, err);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	#define MLX5_GET_CTR(p, x) \
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_UPDATE_STATS(vport_rep)
 	rep_stats->tx_vport_rdma_multicast_bytes =
 		MLX5_GET_CTR(out, received_ib_multicast.octets);
 
+out:
 	kvfree(out);
 }