diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
index 91b8139a388d2ece13a3fa5c296bd63ed7ab57c3..690dc1dd93919be981112996bccb088e05a342c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void mlx5_rsc_event(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 rsn, int event_type)
 	if (!is_event_type_allowed((rsn >> MLX5_USER_INDEX_LEN), event_type)) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "event 0x%.2x is not allowed on resource 0x%.8x\n",
 			       event_type, rsn);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	switch (common->res) {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void mlx5_rsc_event(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 rsn, int event_type)
 	default:
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "invalid resource type for 0x%x\n", rsn);
 	}
-
+out:
 	mlx5_core_put_rsc(common);
 }