diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 10b0b260f02bf..a9f4c652f859c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -3116,8 +3116,10 @@ esw_vfs_changed_event_handler(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, const u32 *out)
 
 		err = mlx5_eswitch_load_vf_vports(esw, new_num_vfs,
 						  MLX5_VPORT_UC_ADDR_CHANGE);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			devl_unlock(devlink);
 			return;
+		}
 	}
 	esw->esw_funcs.num_vfs = new_num_vfs;
 	devl_unlock(devlink);