diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
index b149e601f673..48cfaa7eaf50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ static int mlx4_create_zones(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 			err = mlx4_bitmap_init(*bitmap + k, 1,
 					       MLX4_QP_TABLE_RAW_ETH_SIZE - 1, 0,
 					       0);
-			mlx4_bitmap_alloc_range(*bitmap + k, 1, 1, 0);
+			if (!err)
+				mlx4_bitmap_alloc_range(*bitmap + k, 1, 1, 0);
 		}
 
 		if (err)