diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 528441b28c4e..7c3f62783de3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -4752,6 +4752,7 @@ int bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp(struct bnx2x *bp)
 	fp = kcalloc(bp->fp_array_size, sizeof(*fp), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!fp)
 		goto alloc_err;
+	bp->fp = fp;
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->fp_array_size; i++) {
 		fp[i].tpa_info =
 			kcalloc(ETH_MAX_AGGREGATION_QUEUES_E1H_E2,
@@ -4760,8 +4761,6 @@ int bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp(struct bnx2x *bp)
 			goto alloc_err;
 	}
 
-	bp->fp = fp;
-
 	/* allocate sp objs */
 	bp->sp_objs = kcalloc(bp->fp_array_size, sizeof(struct bnx2x_sp_objs),
 			      GFP_KERNEL);