diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index f86b5ad2dd43..0f482d2a760f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -4699,7 +4699,7 @@ static void mlx5_ib_dealloc_counters(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_ports; i++) {
-		if (dev->port[i].cnts.set_id)
+		if (dev->port[i].cnts.set_id_valid)
 			mlx5_core_dealloc_q_counter(dev->mdev,
 						    dev->port[i].cnts.set_id);
 		kfree(dev->port[i].cnts.names);