diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
index 6a744ab1795d299235b4335c4e347b6e4c53bf82..d078af8072b73702b37be69a4c0942c7fbb4df4c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ static void cmd_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 				complete(&ent->done);
 			}
 			up(&cmd->sem);
+			complete(&ent->slotted);
 			return;
 		}
 		ent->idx = alloc_ret;