diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c
index fde4edd83c14..eb6600aab09b 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c
@@ -2483,13 +2483,8 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qman_create_cgr);
 
-int qman_delete_cgr(struct qman_cgr *cgr)
+static struct qman_portal *qman_cgr_get_affine_portal(struct qman_cgr *cgr)
 {
-	unsigned long irqflags;
-	struct qm_mcr_querycgr cgr_state;
-	struct qm_mcc_initcgr local_opts;
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct qman_cgr *i;
 	struct qman_portal *p = get_affine_portal();
 
 	if (cgr->chan != p->config->channel) {
@@ -2497,10 +2492,25 @@ int qman_delete_cgr(struct qman_cgr *cgr)
 		dev_err(p->config->dev, "CGR not owned by current portal");
 		dev_dbg(p->config->dev, " create 0x%x, delete 0x%x\n",
 			cgr->chan, p->config->channel);
-
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto put_portal;
+		put_affine_portal();
+		return NULL;
 	}
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+int qman_delete_cgr(struct qman_cgr *cgr)
+{
+	unsigned long irqflags;
+	struct qm_mcr_querycgr cgr_state;
+	struct qm_mcc_initcgr local_opts;
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct qman_cgr *i;
+	struct qman_portal *p = qman_cgr_get_affine_portal(cgr);
+
+	if (!p)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	memset(&local_opts, 0, sizeof(struct qm_mcc_initcgr));
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&p->cgr_lock, irqflags);
 	list_del(&cgr->node);
@@ -2528,7 +2538,6 @@ int qman_delete_cgr(struct qman_cgr *cgr)
 		list_add(&cgr->node, &p->cgr_cbs);
 release_lock:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->cgr_lock, irqflags);
-put_portal:
 	put_affine_portal();
 	return ret;
 }