diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_linecards.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_linecards.c
index b032d5a4b3b8..10f5bc4892fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_linecards.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_linecards.c
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ int mlxsw_linecard_devlink_info_get(struct mlxsw_linecard *linecard,
 		err = devlink_info_version_fixed_put(req,
 						     DEVLINK_INFO_VERSION_GENERIC_FW_PSID,
 						     info->psid);
+		if (err)
+			goto unlock;
 
 		sprintf(buf, "%u.%u.%u", info->fw_major, info->fw_minor,
 			info->fw_sub_minor);