diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
index f8f8fbe51ef8..752d6406f07e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
@@ -206,9 +206,7 @@ static int efx_ef10_sriov_alloc_vf_vswitching(struct efx_nic *efx)
 
 	return 0;
 fail:
-	efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vports(efx);
-	kfree(nic_data->vf);
-	nic_data->vf = NULL;
+	efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vswitching(efx);
 	return rc;
 }