diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c
index 6612e58c896a..df3b93499eeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/send.c
@@ -1116,8 +1116,6 @@ static int hws_bwc_send_queues_init(struct mlx5hws_context *ctx)
 	if (!mlx5hws_context_bwc_supported(ctx))
 		return 0;
 
-	ctx->queues += bwc_queues;
-
 	ctx->bwc_send_queue_locks = kzalloc_objs(*ctx->bwc_send_queue_locks,
 						 bwc_queues);
 
@@ -1129,6 +1127,8 @@ static int hws_bwc_send_queues_init(struct mlx5hws_context *ctx)
 	if (!ctx->bwc_lock_class_keys)
 		goto err_lock_class_keys;
 
+	ctx->queues += bwc_queues;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < bwc_queues; i++) {
 		mutex_init(&ctx->bwc_send_queue_locks[i]);
 		lockdep_register_key(ctx->bwc_lock_class_keys + i);