diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
index 4947a9cbf0c1aee31ecdac0a762e398e3608ce23..cea6bdcde33f0be220815378142ea9e8dfc7ba37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
@@ -2714,8 +2714,8 @@ static int bnx2x_mcast_enqueue_cmd(struct bnx2x *bp,
 			elem_group = (struct bnx2x_mcast_elem_group *)
 				     __get_free_page(GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_ZERO);
 			if (!elem_group) {
-				kfree(new_cmd);
 				bnx2x_free_groups(&new_cmd->group_head);
+				kfree(new_cmd);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 			total_elems -= MCAST_MAC_ELEMS_PER_PG;