diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
index d48d5793407d..e94ca1c3fc7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@ err_thread:
 	flush_workqueue(priv->mfunc.master.comm_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(priv->mfunc.master.comm_wq);
 err_slaves:
-	while (--i) {
+	while (i--) {
 		for (port = 1; port <= MLX4_MAX_PORTS; port++)
 			kfree(priv->mfunc.master.slave_state[i].vlan_filter[port]);
 	}