diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/port_sel.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/port_sel.c
index ab2717012b79b..39e80704b1c42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/port_sel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/port_sel.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ int mlx5_lag_port_sel_create(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 	set_tt_map(port_sel, hash_type);
 	err = mlx5_lag_create_definers(ldev, hash_type, ports);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto clear_port_sel;
 
 	if (port_sel->tunnel) {
 		err = mlx5_lag_create_inner_ttc_table(ldev);
@@ -549,6 +549,8 @@ int mlx5_lag_port_sel_create(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 		mlx5_destroy_ttc_table(port_sel->inner.ttc);
 destroy_definers:
 	mlx5_lag_destroy_definers(ldev);
+clear_port_sel:
+	memset(port_sel, 0, sizeof(*port_sel));
 	return err;
 }