diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index 1c7646057893..63e98e2d3596 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -1253,6 +1253,8 @@ static int bnxt_re_dev_init(struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev, u8 wqe_mode)
 
 	rc = bnxt_re_setup_chip_ctx(rdev, wqe_mode);
 	if (rc) {
+		bnxt_unregister_dev(rdev->en_dev);
+		clear_bit(BNXT_RE_FLAG_NETDEV_REGISTERED, &rdev->flags);
 		ibdev_err(&rdev->ibdev, "Failed to get chip context\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}