diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.c
index cb2d448db2d7..04c6d63c449e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ static void efa_com_destroy_eq(struct efa_com_dev *edev,
 				      err);
 }
 
-static void efa_com_arm_eq(struct efa_com_dev *edev, struct efa_com_eq *eeq)
+void efa_com_arm_eq(struct efa_com_dev *edev, struct efa_com_eq *eeq)
 {
 	u32 val = 0;
 
@@ -1341,7 +1341,6 @@ int efa_com_eq_init(struct efa_com_dev *edev, struct efa_com_eq *eeq,
 	eeq->phase = 1;
 	eeq->depth = params.depth;
 	eeq->cb = cb;
-	efa_com_arm_eq(edev, eeq);
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.h
index 0341704d0921..98fb6a42a6cb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_com.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ int efa_com_admin_init(struct efa_com_dev *edev,
 void efa_com_admin_destroy(struct efa_com_dev *edev);
 int efa_com_eq_init(struct efa_com_dev *edev, struct efa_com_eq *eeq,
 		    efa_eqe_handler cb, u16 depth, u8 msix_vec);
+void efa_com_arm_eq(struct efa_com_dev *edev, struct efa_com_eq *eeq);
 void efa_com_eq_destroy(struct efa_com_dev *edev, struct efa_com_eq *eeq);
 int efa_com_dev_reset(struct efa_com_dev *edev,
 		      enum efa_regs_reset_reason_types reset_reason);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
index b1df9bb8fac2..753ed8430b69 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
@@ -302,28 +302,30 @@ static void efa_set_host_info(struct efa_dev *dev)
 
 static void efa_destroy_eq(struct efa_dev *dev, struct efa_eq *eq)
 {
-	efa_com_eq_destroy(&dev->edev, &eq->eeq);
 	efa_free_irq(dev, &eq->irq);
+	efa_com_eq_destroy(&dev->edev, &eq->eeq);
 }
 
 static int efa_create_eq(struct efa_dev *dev, struct efa_eq *eq, u32 msix_vec)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	efa_setup_comp_irq(dev, eq, msix_vec);
-	err = efa_request_irq(dev, &eq->irq);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = efa_com_eq_init(&dev->edev, &eq->eeq, efa_process_eqe,
 			      dev->dev_attr.max_eq_depth, msix_vec);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_free_comp_irq;
+		return err;
+
+	efa_setup_comp_irq(dev, eq, msix_vec);
+	err = efa_request_irq(dev, &eq->irq);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_destroy_eq;
+
+	efa_com_arm_eq(&dev->edev, &eq->eeq);
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_free_comp_irq:
-	efa_free_irq(dev, &eq->irq);
+err_destroy_eq:
+	efa_com_eq_destroy(&dev->edev, &eq->eeq);
 	return err;
 }