diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 77179d7ae4cc..e0de2fd1ce12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -1977,10 +1977,6 @@ void mlx4_en_free_resources(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
 			mlx4_en_destroy_cq(priv, &priv->rx_cq[i]);
 	}
 
-	if (priv->base_tx_qpn) {
-		mlx4_qp_release_range(priv->mdev->dev, priv->base_tx_qpn, priv->tx_ring_num);
-		priv->base_tx_qpn = 0;
-	}
 }
 
 int mlx4_en_alloc_resources(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
index 7bed3a88579f..0ab298f036a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ void mlx4_en_destroy_tx_ring(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,
 		mlx4_bf_free(mdev->dev, &ring->bf);
 	mlx4_qp_remove(mdev->dev, &ring->qp);
 	mlx4_qp_free(mdev->dev, &ring->qp);
+	mlx4_qp_release_range(priv->mdev->dev, ring->qpn, 1);
 	mlx4_en_unmap_buffer(&ring->wqres.buf);
 	mlx4_free_hwq_res(mdev->dev, &ring->wqres, ring->buf_size);
 	kfree(ring->bounce_buf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
index d5f9adb6a784..32134bd98fe0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ struct mlx4_en_priv {
 	int vids[128];
 	bool wol;
 	struct device *ddev;
-	int base_tx_qpn;
 	struct hlist_head mac_hash[MLX4_EN_MAC_HASH_SIZE];
 	struct hwtstamp_config hwtstamp_config;
 	u32 counter_index;