diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
index 0acf6db0a08d7ff3a60d13dc4cccec0e189ae0da..ad7eb4a9261c64a0450b1a4e0adf54c6c0de0aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
@@ -764,7 +764,9 @@ zfcp_reset_fc_host_stats(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 		return;
 
 	ret = zfcp_fsf_exchange_port_data(NULL, adapter, data);
-	if (ret == 0) {
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(data);
+	} else {
 		adapter->stats_reset = jiffies/HZ;
 		old_data = adapter->stats_reset_data;
 		adapter->stats_reset_data = data; /* finally freed in