diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index 51345f02383d003160564f7dc4901d8b11844018..bb9cab0643758a43beb4bf974e8574bfedf70c1d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -3731,10 +3731,12 @@ 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_dbg(pm8001_ha, MSG,
 		   "SET CONTROLLER RESP: status 0x%x qlfr_pgcd 0x%x\n",
 		   status, err_qlfr_pgcd);
+	pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
 
 	return 0;
 }