diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
index 573849354cb9..f38743018cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ static int ocrdma_alloc_resources(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 
 	ocrdma_alloc_pd_pool(dev);
 
+	if (!ocrdma_alloc_stats_resources(dev)) {
+		pr_err("%s: stats resource allocation failed\n", __func__);
+		goto alloc_err;
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->av_tbl.lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->flush_q_lock);
 	return 0;
@@ -238,6 +243,7 @@ static int ocrdma_alloc_resources(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 
 static void ocrdma_free_resources(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 {
+	ocrdma_release_stats_resources(dev);
 	kfree(dev->stag_arr);
 	kfree(dev->qp_tbl);
 	kfree(dev->cq_tbl);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_stats.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_stats.c
index 86c303a620c1..fc02e86849ce 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_stats.c
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ static int ocrdma_add_stat(char *start, char *pcur,
 	return cpy_len;
 }
 
-static bool ocrdma_alloc_stats_mem(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
+bool ocrdma_alloc_stats_resources(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct stats_mem *mem = &dev->stats_mem;
 
+	mutex_init(&dev->stats_lock);
 	/* Alloc mbox command mem*/
 	mem->size = max_t(u32, sizeof(struct ocrdma_rdma_stats_req),
 			sizeof(struct ocrdma_rdma_stats_resp));
@@ -91,13 +92,14 @@ static bool ocrdma_alloc_stats_mem(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void ocrdma_release_stats_mem(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
+void ocrdma_release_stats_resources(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct stats_mem *mem = &dev->stats_mem;
 
 	if (mem->va)
 		dma_free_coherent(&dev->nic_info.pdev->dev, mem->size,
 				  mem->va, mem->pa);
+	mem->va = NULL;
 	kfree(mem->debugfs_mem);
 }
 
@@ -838,15 +840,9 @@ void ocrdma_add_port_stats(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 				&dev->reset_stats, &ocrdma_dbg_ops))
 		goto err;
 
-	/* Now create dma_mem for stats mbx command */
-	if (!ocrdma_alloc_stats_mem(dev))
-		goto err;
-
-	mutex_init(&dev->stats_lock);
 
 	return;
 err:
-	ocrdma_release_stats_mem(dev);
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(dev->dir);
 	dev->dir = NULL;
 }
@@ -856,8 +852,6 @@ void ocrdma_rem_port_stats(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 	if (!dev->dir)
 		return;
 	debugfs_remove(dev->dir);
-	mutex_destroy(&dev->stats_lock);
-	ocrdma_release_stats_mem(dev);
 }
 
 void ocrdma_init_debugfs(void)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_stats.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_stats.h
index c9e58d04c7b8..bba1fec4f11f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_stats.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ enum OCRDMA_STATS_TYPE {
 
 void ocrdma_rem_debugfs(void);
 void ocrdma_init_debugfs(void);
+bool ocrdma_alloc_stats_resources(struct ocrdma_dev *dev);
+void ocrdma_release_stats_resources(struct ocrdma_dev *dev);
 void ocrdma_rem_port_stats(struct ocrdma_dev *dev);
 void ocrdma_add_port_stats(struct ocrdma_dev *dev);
 int ocrdma_pma_counters(struct ocrdma_dev *dev,