diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
index 722e5af1e3d85392b3345637ee8b0b601900adb5..6329c971c22fc383330099fa07819b4666ee48b8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
@@ -1925,8 +1925,7 @@ static int i40iw_dereg_mr(struct ib_mr *ib_mr)
 		}
 		if (iwpbl->pbl_allocated)
 			i40iw_free_pble(iwdev->pble_rsrc, palloc);
-		kfree(iwpbl->iwmr);
-		iwpbl->iwmr = NULL;
+		kfree(iwmr);
 		return 0;
 	}