diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c
index 355b16f0b1456bd2683f03b1578e53ef7047f225..34e45c87cae03c1536d7d3e5edf49f2a53d85051 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ struct aac_dev *aac_init_adapter(struct aac_dev *dev)
 
 	if (aac_comm_init(dev)<0){
 		kfree(dev->queues);
+		dev->queues = NULL;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	/*
@@ -649,6 +650,7 @@ struct aac_dev *aac_init_adapter(struct aac_dev *dev)
 	 */
 	if (aac_fib_setup(dev) < 0) {
 		kfree(dev->queues);
+		dev->queues = NULL;
 		return NULL;
 	}