diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index 8c0c80a8d338..1589b1105f2e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -333,15 +333,21 @@ static void bnxt_re_start_irq(void *handle, struct bnxt_msix_entry *ent)
 	for (indx = 0; indx < rdev->num_msix; indx++)
 		rdev->msix_entries[indx].vector = ent[indx].vector;
 
-	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_start_irq(rcfw, msix_ent[BNXT_RE_AEQ_IDX].vector,
-				  false);
+	rc = bnxt_qplib_rcfw_start_irq(rcfw, msix_ent[BNXT_RE_AEQ_IDX].vector,
+				       false);
+	if (rc) {
+		ibdev_warn(&rdev->ibdev, "Failed to reinit CREQ\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	for (indx = BNXT_RE_NQ_IDX ; indx < rdev->num_msix; indx++) {
 		nq = &rdev->nq[indx - 1];
 		rc = bnxt_qplib_nq_start_irq(nq, indx - 1,
 					     msix_ent[indx].vector, false);
-		if (rc)
+		if (rc) {
 			ibdev_warn(&rdev->ibdev, "Failed to reinit NQ index %d\n",
 				   indx - 1);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
index ab2cc1c67f70..a143bd3580a2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@ static irqreturn_t bnxt_qplib_nq_irq(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 
 void bnxt_qplib_nq_stop_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq, bool kill)
 {
+	if (!nq->requested)
+		return;
+
 	tasklet_disable(&nq->nq_tasklet);
 	/* Mask h/w interrupt */
 	bnxt_qplib_ring_nq_db(&nq->nq_db.dbinfo, nq->res->cctx, false);
@@ -412,11 +415,10 @@ void bnxt_qplib_nq_stop_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq, bool kill)
 	synchronize_irq(nq->msix_vec);
 	if (kill)
 		tasklet_kill(&nq->nq_tasklet);
-	if (nq->requested) {
-		irq_set_affinity_hint(nq->msix_vec, NULL);
-		free_irq(nq->msix_vec, nq);
-		nq->requested = false;
-	}
+
+	irq_set_affinity_hint(nq->msix_vec, NULL);
+	free_irq(nq->msix_vec, nq);
+	nq->requested = false;
 }
 
 void bnxt_qplib_disable_nq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq)
@@ -455,8 +457,10 @@ int bnxt_qplib_nq_start_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_nq *nq, int nq_indx,
 
 	snprintf(nq->name, sizeof(nq->name), "bnxt_qplib_nq-%d", nq_indx);
 	rc = request_irq(nq->msix_vec, bnxt_qplib_nq_irq, 0, nq->name, nq);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		tasklet_disable(&nq->nq_tasklet);
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	cpumask_clear(&nq->mask);
 	cpumask_set_cpu(nq_indx, &nq->mask);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
index 061b2895dd9b..e28f0eb5b55d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_rcfw.c
@@ -635,6 +635,10 @@ void bnxt_qplib_rcfw_stop_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, bool kill)
 	struct bnxt_qplib_creq_ctx *creq;
 
 	creq = &rcfw->creq;
+
+	if (!creq->requested)
+		return;
+
 	tasklet_disable(&creq->creq_tasklet);
 	/* Mask h/w interrupts */
 	bnxt_qplib_ring_nq_db(&creq->creq_db.dbinfo, rcfw->res->cctx, false);
@@ -643,10 +647,8 @@ void bnxt_qplib_rcfw_stop_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, bool kill)
 	if (kill)
 		tasklet_kill(&creq->creq_tasklet);
 
-	if (creq->requested) {
-		free_irq(creq->msix_vec, rcfw);
-		creq->requested = false;
-	}
+	free_irq(creq->msix_vec, rcfw);
+	creq->requested = false;
 }
 
 void bnxt_qplib_disable_rcfw_channel(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw)
@@ -692,8 +694,10 @@ int bnxt_qplib_rcfw_start_irq(struct bnxt_qplib_rcfw *rcfw, int msix_vector,
 		tasklet_enable(&creq->creq_tasklet);
 	rc = request_irq(creq->msix_vec, bnxt_qplib_creq_irq, 0,
 			 "bnxt_qplib_creq", rcfw);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		tasklet_disable(&creq->creq_tasklet);
 		return rc;
+	}
 	creq->requested = true;
 
 	bnxt_qplib_ring_nq_db(&creq->creq_db.dbinfo, rcfw->res->cctx, true);