diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 42fd273d457e..5d02f5999df7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -10692,6 +10692,7 @@ init_err_cleanup_tc:
 	bnxt_clear_int_mode(bp);
 
 init_err_pci_clean:
+	bnxt_free_hwrm_short_cmd_req(bp);
 	bnxt_free_hwrm_resources(bp);
 	bnxt_free_ctx_mem(bp);
 	kfree(bp->ctx);