diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 6dffa58fb178..0f88fd30a09a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1123,9 +1123,12 @@ static int mlx5_load_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 		goto err_stop_poll;
 	}
 
-	if (boot && mlx5_init_once(dev, priv)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "sw objs init failed\n");
-		goto err_stop_poll;
+	if (boot) {
+		err = mlx5_init_once(dev, priv);
+		if (err) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "sw objs init failed\n");
+			goto err_stop_poll;
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = mlx5_alloc_irq_vectors(dev);