diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c
index a5a8f4558717..dbf173196608 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn20k.c
@@ -619,11 +619,13 @@ static int cn20k_pool_aq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 pool_id,
 		err = otx2_sync_mbox_msg(&pfvf->mbox);
 		if (err) {
 			qmem_free(pfvf->dev, pool->stack);
+			pool->stack = NULL;
 			return err;
 		}
 		aq = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_npa_cn20k_aq_enq(&pfvf->mbox);
 		if (!aq) {
 			qmem_free(pfvf->dev, pool->stack);
+			pool->stack = NULL;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
index 971fcab1c248..3d253132a17f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_common.c
@@ -1482,11 +1482,13 @@ int otx2_pool_aq_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 pool_id,
 		err = otx2_sync_mbox_msg(&pfvf->mbox);
 		if (err) {
 			qmem_free(pfvf->dev, pool->stack);
+			pool->stack = NULL;
 			return err;
 		}
 		aq = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_npa_aq_enq(&pfvf->mbox);
 		if (!aq) {
 			qmem_free(pfvf->dev, pool->stack);
+			pool->stack = NULL;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 	}