diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index d8e7ca48753fbd22562f284fe61a4c1004ca1451..1ae8234053c1f1955f1a0f39b21b86404b11c5f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -1111,6 +1111,8 @@ void mlxsw_core_bus_device_unregister(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 	if (!reload)
 		devlink_resources_unregister(devlink, NULL);
 	mlxsw_core->bus->fini(mlxsw_core->bus_priv);
+	if (!reload)
+		devlink_free(devlink);
 
 	return;