diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 80df2ab0177c398122725a85c82133788b711198..2aa80afd98d20038b2a174ac38a52a5eb003eaba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1405,7 +1405,10 @@ static int mlx4_init_hca(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	unmap_bf_area(dev);
 
 err_close:
-	mlx4_close_hca(dev);
+	if (mlx4_is_slave(dev))
+		mlx4_slave_exit(dev);
+	else
+		mlx4_CLOSE_HCA(dev, 0);
 
 err_free_icm:
 	if (!mlx4_is_slave(dev))