diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
index 0638c1810d54547df9eafb961439085dff4364a2..6afe9c1f5ab9337a3fa7c64e7863664af3db99b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ static int qlcnic_sriov_issue_cmd(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 
 	rsp = qlcnic_sriov_alloc_bc_trans(&trans);
 	if (rsp)
-		return rsp;
+		goto free_cmd;
 
 	rsp = qlcnic_sriov_prepare_bc_hdr(trans, cmd, seq, QLC_BC_COMMAND);
 	if (rsp)
@@ -1425,6 +1425,13 @@ static int qlcnic_sriov_issue_cmd(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 
 cleanup_transaction:
 	qlcnic_sriov_cleanup_transaction(trans);
+
+free_cmd:
+	if (cmd->type == QLC_83XX_MBX_CMD_NO_WAIT) {
+		qlcnic_free_mbx_args(cmd);
+		kfree(cmd);
+	}
+
 	return rsp;
 }