diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 17c8e5d82681022383d657da550924d48d0d9289..bb69f8f90b3b47c441fde750c14d0a9b9a3a6da0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -321,6 +321,14 @@ static void iwl_rx_allocate(struct iwl_trans *trans, gfp_t priority)
 			dma_map_page(trans->dev, page, 0,
 				     PAGE_SIZE << trans_pcie->rx_page_order,
 				     DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+		if (dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, rxb->page_dma)) {
+			rxb->page = NULL;
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
+			list_add(&rxb->list, &rxq->rx_used);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);
+			__free_pages(page, trans_pcie->rx_page_order);
+			return;
+		}
 		/* dma address must be no more than 36 bits */
 		BUG_ON(rxb->page_dma & ~DMA_BIT_MASK(36));
 		/* and also 256 byte aligned! */
@@ -488,8 +496,19 @@ static void iwl_rx_handle_rxbuf(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 			dma_map_page(trans->dev, rxb->page, 0,
 				     PAGE_SIZE << trans_pcie->rx_page_order,
 				     DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-		list_add_tail(&rxb->list, &rxq->rx_free);
-		rxq->free_count++;
+		if (dma_mapping_error(trans->dev, rxb->page_dma)) {
+			/*
+			 * free the page(s) as well to not break
+			 * the invariant that the items on the used
+			 * list have no page(s)
+			 */
+			__free_pages(rxb->page, trans_pcie->rx_page_order);
+			rxb->page = NULL;
+			list_add_tail(&rxb->list, &rxq->rx_used);
+		} else {
+			list_add_tail(&rxb->list, &rxq->rx_free);
+			rxq->free_count++;
+		}
 	} else
 		list_add_tail(&rxb->list, &rxq->rx_used);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rxq->lock, flags);