diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.c
index 583b1cf0d721..cb2d448db2d7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ int efa_com_admin_init(struct efa_com_dev *edev,
 
 	aq->dmadev = edev->dmadev;
 	aq->efa_dev = edev->efa_dev;
-	set_bit(EFA_AQ_STATE_POLLING_BIT, &aq->state);
+	efa_com_set_admin_polling_mode(edev, true);
 
 	sema_init(&aq->avail_cmds, aq->depth);
 
@@ -868,8 +868,6 @@ int efa_com_admin_init(struct efa_com_dev *edev,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_destroy_sq;
 
-	efa_com_set_admin_polling_mode(edev, false);
-
 	err = efa_com_admin_init_aenq(edev, aenq_handlers);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_destroy_cq;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
index 4cd80727dcd2..b1df9bb8fac2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
@@ -619,18 +619,21 @@ static struct efa_dev *efa_probe_device(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	edev->aq.msix_vector_idx = dev->admin_msix_vector_idx;
 	edev->aenq.msix_vector_idx = dev->admin_msix_vector_idx;
 
-	err = efa_set_mgmnt_irq(dev);
+	err = efa_com_admin_init(edev, &aenq_handlers);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_disable_msix;
 
-	err = efa_com_admin_init(edev, &aenq_handlers);
+	err = efa_set_mgmnt_irq(dev);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_free_mgmnt_irq;
+		goto err_destroy_admin;
+
+	efa_com_set_admin_polling_mode(edev, false);
 
 	return dev;
 
-err_free_mgmnt_irq:
-	efa_free_irq(dev, &dev->admin_irq);
+err_destroy_admin:
+	efa_com_dev_reset(edev, EFA_REGS_RESET_INIT_ERR);
+	efa_com_admin_destroy(edev);
 err_disable_msix:
 	efa_disable_msix(dev);
 err_reg_read_destroy:
@@ -654,8 +657,8 @@ static void efa_remove_device(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	edev = &dev->edev;
 	efa_com_dev_reset(edev, reset_reason);
-	efa_com_admin_destroy(edev);
 	efa_free_irq(dev, &dev->admin_irq);
+	efa_com_admin_destroy(edev);
 	efa_disable_msix(dev);
 	efa_com_mmio_reg_read_destroy(edev);
 	devm_iounmap(&pdev->dev, edev->reg_bar);