diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.c
index 387d3f6cd71e..834cbd3f7b31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.c
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ ice_remove_vsi_lkup_fltr(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 vsi_handle,
 					  &remove_list_head);
 	mutex_unlock(rule_lock);
 	if (status)
-		return;
+		goto free_fltr_list;
 
 	switch (lkup) {
 	case ICE_SW_LKUP_MAC:
@@ -2647,6 +2647,7 @@ ice_remove_vsi_lkup_fltr(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 vsi_handle,
 		break;
 	}
 
+free_fltr_list:
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(fm_entry, tmp, &remove_list_head, list_entry) {
 		list_del(&fm_entry->list_entry);
 		devm_kfree(ice_hw_to_dev(hw), fm_entry);