diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index 039801d93ed8..c173d0ffc629 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ static int bnxt_re_setup_chip_ctx(struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev, u8 wqe_mode)
 
 	bnxt_re_set_db_offset(rdev);
 	rc = bnxt_qplib_map_db_bar(&rdev->qplib_res);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		kfree(rdev->chip_ctx);
+		rdev->chip_ctx = NULL;
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	if (bnxt_qplib_determine_atomics(en_dev->pdev))
 		ibdev_info(&rdev->ibdev,