diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
index 8f746e1348d4..3deb3c07681f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/request_manager.c
@@ -238,8 +238,10 @@ int octeon_setup_iq(struct octeon_device *oct,
 	}
 
 	oct->num_iqs++;
-	if (oct->fn_list.enable_io_queues(oct))
+	if (oct->fn_list.enable_io_queues(oct)) {
+		octeon_delete_instr_queue(oct, iq_no);
 		return 1;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }