diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 109661c2ac12..45f5fcd9adf0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -2069,9 +2069,13 @@ static int mlx5_ib_alloc_transport_domain(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, u32 *tdn,
 	if ((MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, port_type) != MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH) ||
 	    (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, disable_local_lb_uc) &&
 	     !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, disable_local_lb_mc)))
-		return err;
+		return 0;
 
-	return mlx5_ib_enable_lb(dev, true, false);
+	err = mlx5_ib_enable_lb(dev, true, false);
+	if (err)
+		mlx5_cmd_dealloc_transport_domain(dev->mdev, *tdn, uid);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void mlx5_ib_dealloc_transport_domain(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, u32 tdn,
@@ -4487,6 +4491,8 @@ static int mlx5_ib_stage_init_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 		dev->port[i].roce.last_port_state = IB_PORT_DOWN;
 	}
 
+	mutex_init(&dev->lb.mutex);
+
 	err = mlx5r_cmd_query_special_mkeys(dev);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -4787,11 +4793,6 @@ static int mlx5_ib_stage_caps_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if ((MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, port_type) == MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH) &&
-	    (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, disable_local_lb_uc) ||
-	     MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, disable_local_lb_mc)))
-		mutex_init(&dev->lb.mutex);
-
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_64(dev->mdev, general_obj_types) &
 			MLX5_GENERAL_OBJ_TYPES_CAP_VIRTIO_NET_Q) {
 		err = mlx5_ib_init_var_region(dev);