diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 95543dfd4fe77c..0a867d64d46753 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -1834,11 +1834,9 @@ static int iavf_init_get_resources(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 	if (CLIENT_ALLOWED(adapter)) {
 		err = iavf_lan_add_device(adapter);
-		if (err) {
-			rtnl_unlock();
+		if (err)
 			dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Failed to add VF to client API service list: %d\n",
 				 err);
-		}
 	}
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "MAC address: %pM\n", adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 	if (netdev->features & NETIF_F_GRO)