diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index 8627feb80261a01be749fba1a5e51886c5f13236..327992fbb553a35fc7364b0dc7c57a0316261f51 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -3418,10 +3418,12 @@ static int mpi_set_controller_config_resp(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 			(struct set_ctrl_cfg_resp *)(piomb + 4);
 	u32 status = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->status);
 	u32 err_qlfr_pgcd = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->err_qlfr_pgcd);
+	u32 tag = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->tag);
 
 	PM8001_MSG_DBG(pm8001_ha, pm8001_printk(
 			"SET CONTROLLER RESP: status 0x%x qlfr_pgcd 0x%x\n",
 			status, err_qlfr_pgcd));
+	pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
 
 	return 0;
 }