diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_qp.c b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_qp.c
index 3af655be2c2..68a1c8cc25d 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_qp.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_qp.c
@@ -987,12 +987,12 @@ static int create_kernel_qp(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
 	return 0;
 
 err_wrid:
-	mlx5_db_free(dev->mdev, &qp->db);
 	kfree(qp->sq.wqe_head);
 	kfree(qp->sq.w_list);
 	kfree(qp->sq.wrid);
 	kfree(qp->sq.wr_data);
 	kfree(qp->rq.wrid);
+	mlx5_db_free(dev->mdev, &qp->db);
 
 err_free:
 	kvfree(*in);
@@ -1007,12 +1007,12 @@ err_uuar:
 
 static void destroy_qp_kernel(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp)
 {
-	mlx5_db_free(dev->mdev, &qp->db);
 	kfree(qp->sq.wqe_head);
 	kfree(qp->sq.w_list);
 	kfree(qp->sq.wrid);
 	kfree(qp->sq.wr_data);
 	kfree(qp->rq.wrid);
+	mlx5_db_free(dev->mdev, &qp->db);
 	mlx5_buf_free(dev->mdev, &qp->buf);
 	free_uuar(&dev->mdev->priv.uuari, qp->bf->uuarn);
 }