diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
index 5da369ae33e0..ee62cfa3a69e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ ice_aq_set_mac_cfg(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 max_frame_size, struct ice_sq_cd *cd)
 static enum ice_status ice_init_fltr_mgmt_struct(struct ice_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct ice_switch_info *sw;
+	enum ice_status status;
 
 	hw->switch_info = devm_kzalloc(ice_hw_to_dev(hw),
 				       sizeof(*hw->switch_info), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -397,7 +398,12 @@ static enum ice_status ice_init_fltr_mgmt_struct(struct ice_hw *hw)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sw->vsi_list_map_head);
 
-	return ice_init_def_sw_recp(hw);
+	status = ice_init_def_sw_recp(hw);
+	if (status) {
+		devm_kfree(ice_hw_to_dev(hw), hw->switch_info);
+		return status;
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**