diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 034618e79169..a69b5a8a91cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -11468,14 +11468,12 @@ static void ixgbe_set_fw_version(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
  */
 static int ixgbe_recovery_probe(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	bool disable_dev;
 	int err = -EIO;
 
 	if (hw->mac.type != ixgbe_mac_e610)
-		goto clean_up_probe;
+		return err;
 
 	ixgbe_get_hw_control(adapter);
 	mutex_init(&hw->aci.lock);
@@ -11507,13 +11505,6 @@ static int ixgbe_recovery_probe(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 shutdown_aci:
 	mutex_destroy(&adapter->hw.aci.lock);
 	ixgbe_release_hw_control(adapter);
-clean_up_probe:
-	disable_dev = !test_and_set_bit(__IXGBE_DISABLED, &adapter->state);
-	free_netdev(netdev);
-	devlink_free(adapter->devlink);
-	pci_release_mem_regions(pdev);
-	if (disable_dev)
-		pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -11655,8 +11646,13 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_sw_init;
 
-	if (ixgbe_check_fw_error(adapter))
-		return ixgbe_recovery_probe(adapter);
+	if (ixgbe_check_fw_error(adapter)) {
+		err = ixgbe_recovery_probe(adapter);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_sw_init;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_e610) {
 		err = ixgbe_get_caps(&adapter->hw);