diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
index f16ff3e4a84043e0b8a9a12d465cc4214e4484d5..2e6c1d92cc8884b2bb9755483f82c421b5d9e6f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
@@ -751,14 +751,14 @@ ice_sched_add_nodes_to_layer(struct ice_port_info *pi,
 	u16 num_added = 0;
 	u32 temp;
 
+	*num_nodes_added = 0;
+
 	if (!num_nodes)
 		return status;
 
 	if (!parent || layer < hw->sw_entry_point_layer)
 		return ICE_ERR_PARAM;
 
-	*num_nodes_added = 0;
-
 	/* max children per node per layer */
 	max_child_nodes =
 	    le16_to_cpu(hw->layer_info[parent->tx_sched_layer].max_children);