diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.c
index 384d41072c63..00ef5f99929c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.c
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ int bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq(struct bnxt_qplib_hwq *hwq,
 			sginfo.pgsize = npde * pg_size;
 			sginfo.npages = 1;
 			rc = __alloc_pbl(res, &hwq->pbl[PBL_LVL_0], &sginfo);
+			if (rc)
+				goto fail;
 
 			/* Alloc PBL pages */
 			sginfo.npages = npbl;