diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 0f1afc085d580..bf173d7b873bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ int mlx4_en_start_port(struct net_device *dev)
 cq_err:
 	while (rx_index--) {
 		mlx4_en_deactivate_cq(priv, priv->rx_cq[rx_index]);
-		mlx4_en_free_affinity_hint(priv, i);
+		mlx4_en_free_affinity_hint(priv, rx_index);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->rx_ring_num; i++)
 		mlx4_en_deactivate_rx_ring(priv, priv->rx_ring[i]);