diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index a5659c0c4236..e601324a690a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -6509,7 +6509,9 @@ static void _mlx5e_remove(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 	mlx5e_dcbnl_delete_app(priv);
 	unregister_netdev(priv->netdev);
 	_mlx5e_suspend(adev, false);
-	priv->profile->cleanup(priv);
+	/* Avoid cleanup if profile rollback failed. */
+	if (priv->profile)
+		priv->profile->cleanup(priv);
 	mlx5e_destroy_netdev(priv);
 	mlx5e_devlink_port_unregister(mlx5e_dev);
 	mlx5e_destroy_devlink(mlx5e_dev);