diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cavium/cpt/cptvf_main.c b/drivers/crypto/cavium/cpt/cptvf_main.c
index e50872e666d655b988e6b9df6d1e4358f05ffba3..6ffc740c7431d2c2f2b873b517ed8aa14f3df3c3 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cavium/cpt/cptvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cavium/cpt/cptvf_main.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ static int alloc_command_queues(struct cpt_vf *cptvf,
 			if (!curr->head) {
 				dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Command Q (%d) chunk (%d) allocation failed\n",
 					i, queue->nchunks);
+				kfree(curr);
 				goto cmd_qfail;
 			}