diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
index daf05155b7329abdda58e63b1c19be9e06adc699..d344e9d438321873fa8e4dedf745a74aeeb3db52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
@@ -573,8 +573,10 @@ int qlcnic_alloc_hw_resources(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 		ptr = (__le32 *)dma_alloc_coherent(&pdev->dev, sizeof(u32),
 						   &tx_ring->hw_cons_phys_addr,
 						   GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (ptr == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (ptr == NULL) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err_out_free;
+		}
 
 		tx_ring->hw_consumer = ptr;
 		/* cmd desc ring */