diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
index d3bab198c99c..d8c7cb8837d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
@@ -103,9 +103,15 @@ mlx5e_xmit_xdp_buff(struct mlx5e_xdpsq *sq, struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
 
 		xdptxd->dma_addr = dma_addr;
 
-		if (unlikely(!INDIRECT_CALL_2(sq->xmit_xdp_frame, mlx5e_xmit_xdp_frame_mpwqe,
-					      mlx5e_xmit_xdp_frame, sq, xdptxd, 0, NULL)))
+		if (unlikely(!INDIRECT_CALL_2(sq->xmit_xdp_frame,
+					      mlx5e_xmit_xdp_frame_mpwqe,
+					      mlx5e_xmit_xdp_frame,
+					      sq, xdptxd, 0, NULL))) {
+			dma_unmap_single(sq->pdev, dma_addr, xdptxd->len,
+					 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+			xdp_return_frame(xdpf);
 			return false;
+		}
 
 		/* xmit_mode == MLX5E_XDP_XMIT_MODE_FRAME */
 		mlx5e_xdpi_fifo_push(&sq->db.xdpi_fifo,