diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 99933e89717a..e338fa572793 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -4869,6 +4869,8 @@ static struct pci_driver ixgbevf_driver = {
  **/
 static int __init ixgbevf_init_module(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	pr_info("%s\n", ixgbevf_driver_string);
 	pr_info("%s\n", ixgbevf_copyright);
 	ixgbevf_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue(ixgbevf_driver_name);
@@ -4877,7 +4879,13 @@ static int __init ixgbevf_init_module(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	return pci_register_driver(&ixgbevf_driver);
+	err = pci_register_driver(&ixgbevf_driver);
+	if (err) {
+		destroy_workqueue(ixgbevf_wq);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 module_init(ixgbevf_init_module);