diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 0b6a6845a4..a938729da7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -5409,8 +5409,10 @@ ixgbevf_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		 * now only one vector is used for Rx queue
 		 */
 		intr_vector = 1;
-		if (rte_intr_efd_enable(intr_handle, intr_vector))
+		if (rte_intr_efd_enable(intr_handle, intr_vector)) {
+			ixgbe_dev_clear_queues(dev);
 			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (rte_intr_dp_is_en(intr_handle) && !intr_handle->intr_vec) {
@@ -5420,6 +5422,7 @@ ixgbevf_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		if (intr_handle->intr_vec == NULL) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate %d rx_queues"
 				     " intr_vec", dev->data->nb_rx_queues);
+			ixgbe_dev_clear_queues(dev);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}