diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
index 373668068071..9b1e43ff8ae1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ mlx5e_sq_xmit_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_txqsq *sq, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return;
 
 err_unmap:
-	mlx5e_dma_unmap_wqe_err(sq, 1);
 	sq->stats->dropped++;
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 }