diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
index f0fb22e4117e..e7836f66c89a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,8 @@ static inline int pqi_report_phys_luns(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info, void **b
 			dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev,
 				"RPL returned unsupported data format %u\n",
 				rpl_response_format);
-			return -EINVAL;
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_free_rpl_list;
 		} else {
 			dev_warn(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev,
 				"RPL returned extended format 2 instead of 4\n");
@@ -1251,8 +1252,10 @@ static inline int pqi_report_phys_luns(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info, void **b
 
 	rpl_16byte_wwid_list = kmalloc(struct_size(rpl_16byte_wwid_list, lun_entries,
 						   num_physicals), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rpl_16byte_wwid_list)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!rpl_16byte_wwid_list) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_free_rpl_list;
+	}
 
 	put_unaligned_be32(num_physicals * sizeof(struct report_phys_lun_16byte_wwid),
 		&rpl_16byte_wwid_list->header.list_length);
@@ -1273,6 +1276,10 @@ static inline int pqi_report_phys_luns(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info, void **b
 	*buffer = rpl_16byte_wwid_list;
 
 	return 0;
+
+out_free_rpl_list:
+	kfree(rpl_list);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static inline int pqi_report_logical_luns(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info, void **buffer)