diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
index d7470f8d355e..cede5bdfd598 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
@@ -922,6 +922,10 @@ static void cmd_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 		MLX5_SET(mbox_out, ent->out, syndrome, drv_synd);
 
 		mlx5_cmd_comp_handler(dev, 1UL << ent->idx, true);
+		/* no doorbell, no need to keep the entry */
+		free_ent(cmd, ent->idx);
+		if (ent->callback)
+			free_cmd(ent);
 		return;
 	}