diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index 5695ce53fddb..8d2ee9322f2e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -3001,9 +3001,8 @@ err_steer_free_bitmap:
 	kfree(ibdev->ib_uc_qpns_bitmap);
 
 err_steer_qp_release:
-	if (ibdev->steering_support == MLX4_STEERING_MODE_DEVICE_MANAGED)
-		mlx4_qp_release_range(dev, ibdev->steer_qpn_base,
-				      ibdev->steer_qpn_count);
+	mlx4_qp_release_range(dev, ibdev->steer_qpn_base,
+			      ibdev->steer_qpn_count);
 err_counter:
 	for (i = 0; i < ibdev->num_ports; ++i)
 		mlx4_ib_delete_counters_table(ibdev, &ibdev->counters_table[i]);
@@ -3108,11 +3107,9 @@ static void mlx4_ib_remove(struct mlx4_dev *dev, void *ibdev_ptr)
 		ibdev->iboe.nb.notifier_call = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (ibdev->steering_support == MLX4_STEERING_MODE_DEVICE_MANAGED) {
-		mlx4_qp_release_range(dev, ibdev->steer_qpn_base,
-				      ibdev->steer_qpn_count);
-		kfree(ibdev->ib_uc_qpns_bitmap);
-	}
+	mlx4_qp_release_range(dev, ibdev->steer_qpn_base,
+			      ibdev->steer_qpn_count);
+	kfree(ibdev->ib_uc_qpns_bitmap);
 
 	iounmap(ibdev->uar_map);
 	for (p = 0; p < ibdev->num_ports; ++p)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
index 769598f7b6c8..3aaf4bad6c5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ void mlx4_qp_release_range(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int base_qpn, int cnt)
 	u64 in_param = 0;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!cnt)
+		return;
+
 	if (mlx4_is_mfunc(dev)) {
 		set_param_l(&in_param, base_qpn);
 		set_param_h(&in_param, cnt);