diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c
index 96e470746767a3436a76eccdf63700679a6ad919..3bf75d466b2c69b319647d871c90c08432e67a96 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ static int qedi_alloc_and_init_sb(struct qedi_ctx *qedi,
 	ret = qedi_ops->common->sb_init(qedi->cdev, sb_info, sb_virt, sb_phys,
 				       sb_id, QED_SB_TYPE_STORAGE);
 	if (ret) {
+		dma_free_coherent(&qedi->pdev->dev, sizeof(*sb_virt), sb_virt, sb_phys);
 		QEDI_ERR(&qedi->dbg_ctx,
 			 "Status block initialization failed for id = %d.\n",
 			  sb_id);