diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_pble.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_pble.c
index 53e5cd1a2bd6..146a4148219b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_pble.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_pble.c
@@ -393,12 +393,9 @@ static enum i40iw_status_code add_pble_pool(struct i40iw_sc_dev *dev,
 	i40iw_debug(dev, I40IW_DEBUG_PBLE, "next_fpm_addr = %llx chunk_size[%u] = 0x%x\n",
 		    pble_rsrc->next_fpm_addr, chunk->size, chunk->size);
 	pble_rsrc->unallocated_pble -= (chunk->size >> 3);
-	list_add(&chunk->list, &pble_rsrc->pinfo.clist);
 	sd_reg_val = (sd_entry_type == I40IW_SD_TYPE_PAGED) ?
 			sd_entry->u.pd_table.pd_page_addr.pa : sd_entry->u.bp.addr.pa;
-	if (sd_entry->valid)
-		return 0;
-	if (dev->is_pf) {
+	if (dev->is_pf && !sd_entry->valid) {
 		ret_code = i40iw_hmc_sd_one(dev, hmc_info->hmc_fn_id,
 					    sd_reg_val, idx->sd_idx,
 					    sd_entry->entry_type, true);
@@ -409,6 +406,7 @@ static enum i40iw_status_code add_pble_pool(struct i40iw_sc_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	sd_entry->valid = true;
+	list_add(&chunk->list, &pble_rsrc->pinfo.clist);
 	return 0;
  error:
 	kfree(chunk);