diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 5789ea2c934d..01fc6515384d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -2635,6 +2635,8 @@ static int __init mlx4_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = pci_register_driver(&mlx4_driver);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		destroy_workqueue(mlx4_wq);
 	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }