diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 87b27f7cff5d..b9b95f7f1f60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -10302,7 +10302,7 @@ int ath12k_mac_vdev_create(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 	if (ret) {
 		ath12k_warn(ab, "failed to create WMI vdev %d: %d\n",
 			    arvif->vdev_id, ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	ar->num_created_vdevs++;
@@ -10449,13 +10449,13 @@ int ath12k_mac_vdev_create(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 		if (ret) {
 			ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to delete peer vdev_id %d addr %pM\n",
 				    arvif->vdev_id, arvif->bssid);
-			goto err;
+			goto err_dp_peer_del;
 		}
 
 		ret = ath12k_wait_for_peer_delete_done(ar, arvif->vdev_id,
 						       arvif->bssid);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_vdev_del;
+			goto err_dp_peer_del;
 
 		ar->num_peers--;
 	}
@@ -10472,8 +10472,6 @@ int ath12k_mac_vdev_create(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 
 	ath12k_wmi_vdev_delete(ar, arvif->vdev_id);
 	ar->num_created_vdevs--;
-	arvif->is_created = false;
-	arvif->ar = NULL;
 	ar->allocated_vdev_map &= ~(1LL << arvif->vdev_id);
 	ab->free_vdev_map |= 1LL << arvif->vdev_id;
 	ab->free_vdev_stats_id_map &= ~(1LL << arvif->vdev_stats_id);
@@ -10482,6 +10480,7 @@ int ath12k_mac_vdev_create(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
 
 err:
+	arvif->is_created = false;
 	arvif->ar = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }