diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
index 370ca94b6775..c7c2920c05c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #include "mlx5_core.h"
 #include "lib/eq.h"
 
+static int mlx5_core_drain_dct(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
+			       struct mlx5_core_dct *dct);
+
 static struct mlx5_core_rsc_common *
 mlx5_get_rsc(struct mlx5_qp_table *table, u32 rsn)
 {
@@ -227,13 +230,42 @@ static void destroy_resource_common(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	wait_for_completion(&qp->common.free);
 }
 
+static int _mlx5_core_destroy_dct(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
+				  struct mlx5_core_dct *dct, bool need_cleanup)
+{
+	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(destroy_dct_out)] = {0};
+	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(destroy_dct_in)]   = {0};
+	struct mlx5_core_qp *qp = &dct->mqp;
+	int err;
+
+	err = mlx5_core_drain_dct(dev, dct);
+	if (err) {
+		if (dev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR) {
+			goto destroy;
+		} else {
+			mlx5_core_warn(
+				dev, "failed drain DCT 0x%x with error 0x%x\n",
+				qp->qpn, err);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+	wait_for_completion(&dct->drained);
+destroy:
+	if (need_cleanup)
+		destroy_resource_common(dev, &dct->mqp);
+	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_DESTROY_DCT);
+	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, in, dctn, qp->qpn);
+	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, in, uid, qp->uid);
+	err = mlx5_cmd_exec(dev, (void *)&in, sizeof(in),
+			    (void *)&out, sizeof(out));
+	return err;
+}
+
 int mlx5_core_create_dct(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			 struct mlx5_core_dct *dct,
 			 u32 *in, int inlen)
 {
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_dct_out)]   = {0};
-	u32 din[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(destroy_dct_in)]   = {0};
-	u32 dout[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(destroy_dct_out)] = {0};
 	struct mlx5_core_qp *qp = &dct->mqp;
 	int err;
 
@@ -254,11 +286,7 @@ int mlx5_core_create_dct(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 
 	return 0;
 err_cmd:
-	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, din, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_DESTROY_DCT);
-	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, din, dctn, qp->qpn);
-	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, din, uid, qp->uid);
-	mlx5_cmd_exec(dev, (void *)&in, sizeof(din),
-		      (void *)&out, sizeof(dout));
+	_mlx5_core_destroy_dct(dev, dct, false);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_core_create_dct);
@@ -323,29 +351,7 @@ static int mlx5_core_drain_dct(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 int mlx5_core_destroy_dct(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			  struct mlx5_core_dct *dct)
 {
-	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(destroy_dct_out)] = {0};
-	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(destroy_dct_in)]   = {0};
-	struct mlx5_core_qp *qp = &dct->mqp;
-	int err;
-
-	err = mlx5_core_drain_dct(dev, dct);
-	if (err) {
-		if (dev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR) {
-			goto destroy;
-		} else {
-			mlx5_core_warn(dev, "failed drain DCT 0x%x with error 0x%x\n", qp->qpn, err);
-			return err;
-		}
-	}
-	wait_for_completion(&dct->drained);
-destroy:
-	destroy_resource_common(dev, &dct->mqp);
-	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_DESTROY_DCT);
-	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, in, dctn, qp->qpn);
-	MLX5_SET(destroy_dct_in, in, uid, qp->uid);
-	err = mlx5_cmd_exec(dev, (void *)&in, sizeof(in),
-			    (void *)&out, sizeof(out));
-	return err;
+	return _mlx5_core_destroy_dct(dev, dct, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_core_destroy_dct);