diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
index e0601b5520b7..3f137ca65038 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
@@ -2596,6 +2596,7 @@ static int qedf_alloc_and_init_sb(struct qedf_ctx *qedf,
 	    sb_id, QED_SB_TYPE_STORAGE);
 
 	if (ret) {
+		dma_free_coherent(&qedf->pdev->dev, sizeof(*sb_virt), sb_virt, sb_phys);
 		QEDF_ERR(&qedf->dbg_ctx,
 			 "Status block initialization failed (0x%x) for id = %d.\n",
 			 ret, sb_id);