diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c
index 0055c231acf6..3926d18f1840 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c
@@ -1946,7 +1946,10 @@ static void mana_gd_cleanup(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	mana_gd_remove_irqs(pdev);
 
-	destroy_workqueue(gc->service_wq);
+	if (gc->service_wq) {
+		destroy_workqueue(gc->service_wq);
+		gc->service_wq = NULL;
+	}
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "mana gdma cleanup successful\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
index 9b5a72ada5c4..f69e42651359 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -3762,7 +3762,9 @@ void mana_rdma_remove(struct gdma_dev *gd)
 	}
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(gd->rdma_teardown, true);
-	flush_workqueue(gc->service_wq);
+
+	if (gc->service_wq)
+		flush_workqueue(gc->service_wq);
 
 	if (gd->adev)
 		remove_adev(gd);