diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 8d22298236ad..17c1c842c33d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -7413,6 +7413,7 @@ static int igb_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	if (igb_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter, true)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to allocate memory for queues\n");
+		rtnl_unlock();
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}