diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index e880be8e3c45..30dfb9f24f73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -841,8 +841,6 @@ static int setup_fw_sge_queues(struct adapter *adap)
 
 	err = t4_sge_alloc_rxq(adap, &s->fw_evtq, true, adap->port[0],
 			       adap->msi_idx, NULL, fwevtq_handler, NULL, -1);
-	if (err)
-		t4_free_sge_resources(adap);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -5739,6 +5737,13 @@ static int init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_dev;
 
+	err = setup_fw_sge_queues(adapter);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(adapter->pdev_dev,
+			"FW sge queue allocation failed, err %d", err);
+		goto out_free_dev;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * The card is now ready to go.  If any errors occur during device
 	 * registration we do not fail the whole card but rather proceed only
@@ -5787,10 +5792,10 @@ static int init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		cxgb4_ptp_init(adapter);
 
 	print_adapter_info(adapter);
-	setup_fw_sge_queues(adapter);
 	return 0;
 
  out_free_dev:
+	t4_free_sge_resources(adapter);
 	free_some_resources(adapter);
 	if (adapter->flags & USING_MSIX)
 		free_msix_info(adapter);