diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 8ab7345acb0a..52d4dc222759 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -7405,6 +7405,20 @@ static void bnxt_hwrm_rx_agg_ring_free(struct bnxt *bp,
 	bp->grp_info[grp_idx].agg_fw_ring_id = INVALID_HW_RING_ID;
 }
 
+static void bnxt_hwrm_cp_ring_free(struct bnxt *bp,
+				   struct bnxt_cp_ring_info *cpr)
+{
+	struct bnxt_ring_struct *ring;
+
+	ring = &cpr->cp_ring_struct;
+	if (ring->fw_ring_id == INVALID_HW_RING_ID)
+		return;
+
+	hwrm_ring_free_send_msg(bp, ring, RING_FREE_REQ_RING_TYPE_L2_CMPL,
+				INVALID_HW_RING_ID);
+	ring->fw_ring_id = INVALID_HW_RING_ID;
+}
+
 static void bnxt_hwrm_ring_free(struct bnxt *bp, bool close_path)
 {
 	u32 type;
@@ -7450,17 +7464,9 @@ static void bnxt_hwrm_ring_free(struct bnxt *bp, bool close_path)
 		struct bnxt_ring_struct *ring;
 		int j;
 
-		for (j = 0; j < cpr->cp_ring_count && cpr->cp_ring_arr; j++) {
-			struct bnxt_cp_ring_info *cpr2 = &cpr->cp_ring_arr[j];
+		for (j = 0; j < cpr->cp_ring_count && cpr->cp_ring_arr; j++)
+			bnxt_hwrm_cp_ring_free(bp, &cpr->cp_ring_arr[j]);
 
-			ring = &cpr2->cp_ring_struct;
-			if (ring->fw_ring_id == INVALID_HW_RING_ID)
-				continue;
-			hwrm_ring_free_send_msg(bp, ring,
-						RING_FREE_REQ_RING_TYPE_L2_CMPL,
-						INVALID_HW_RING_ID);
-			ring->fw_ring_id = INVALID_HW_RING_ID;
-		}
 		ring = &cpr->cp_ring_struct;
 		if (ring->fw_ring_id != INVALID_HW_RING_ID) {
 			hwrm_ring_free_send_msg(bp, ring, type,