diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index f983d03da1e4..d1c3939b0307 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -11963,6 +11963,7 @@ init_err_cleanup:
 init_err_pci_clean:
 	bnxt_free_hwrm_short_cmd_req(bp);
 	bnxt_free_hwrm_resources(bp);
+	bnxt_ethtool_free(bp);
 	kfree(bp->fw_health);
 	bp->fw_health = NULL;
 	bnxt_cleanup_pci(bp);