diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index 28a04e0ff660..36b742f73abf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ out:
 		qla_nvme_ls_reject_iocb(vha, ha->base_qpair, &a, true);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(ha->base_qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 	}
+	list_del(&uctx->elem);
 	kfree(uctx);
 	return rval;
 }