diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/qos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/qos.c
index 985e305179d1d440515c0ff8d4fbe11a665b1caa..c6cc67cb4f6add88e0b1f24f00c6112fd8c521d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/qos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/qos.c
@@ -473,10 +473,9 @@ esw_qos_create_rate_group(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, struct netlink_ext_ack *exta
 
 err_min_rate:
 	list_del(&group->list);
-	err = mlx5_destroy_scheduling_element_cmd(esw->dev,
-						  SCHEDULING_HIERARCHY_E_SWITCH,
-						  group->tsar_ix);
-	if (err)
+	if (mlx5_destroy_scheduling_element_cmd(esw->dev,
+						SCHEDULING_HIERARCHY_E_SWITCH,
+						group->tsar_ix))
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "E-Switch destroy TSAR for group failed");
 err_sched_elem:
 	kfree(group);