diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_adminq.c
index cd4e6a22d0f9f..9ffbd24d83cb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_adminq.c
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ static enum iavf_status iavf_config_arq_regs(struct iavf_hw *hw)
 static enum iavf_status iavf_init_asq(struct iavf_hw *hw)
 {
 	enum iavf_status ret_code = 0;
+	int i;
 
 	if (hw->aq.asq.count > 0) {
 		/* queue already initialized */
@@ -354,12 +355,17 @@ static enum iavf_status iavf_init_asq(struct iavf_hw *hw)
 	/* initialize base registers */
 	ret_code = iavf_config_asq_regs(hw);
 	if (ret_code)
-		goto init_adminq_free_rings;
+		goto init_free_asq_bufs;
 
 	/* success! */
 	hw->aq.asq.count = hw->aq.num_asq_entries;
 	goto init_adminq_exit;
 
+init_free_asq_bufs:
+	for (i = 0; i < hw->aq.num_asq_entries; i++)
+		iavf_free_dma_mem(hw, &hw->aq.asq.r.asq_bi[i]);
+	iavf_free_virt_mem(hw, &hw->aq.asq.dma_head);
+
 init_adminq_free_rings:
 	iavf_free_adminq_asq(hw);
 
@@ -383,6 +389,7 @@ static enum iavf_status iavf_init_asq(struct iavf_hw *hw)
 static enum iavf_status iavf_init_arq(struct iavf_hw *hw)
 {
 	enum iavf_status ret_code = 0;
+	int i;
 
 	if (hw->aq.arq.count > 0) {
 		/* queue already initialized */
@@ -413,12 +420,16 @@ static enum iavf_status iavf_init_arq(struct iavf_hw *hw)
 	/* initialize base registers */
 	ret_code = iavf_config_arq_regs(hw);
 	if (ret_code)
-		goto init_adminq_free_rings;
+		goto init_free_arq_bufs;
 
 	/* success! */
 	hw->aq.arq.count = hw->aq.num_arq_entries;
 	goto init_adminq_exit;
 
+init_free_arq_bufs:
+	for (i = 0; i < hw->aq.num_arq_entries; i++)
+		iavf_free_dma_mem(hw, &hw->aq.arq.r.arq_bi[i]);
+	iavf_free_virt_mem(hw, &hw->aq.arq.dma_head);
 init_adminq_free_rings:
 	iavf_free_adminq_arq(hw);