diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
index a67123b88..85c3b9a66 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_iocb.c
@@ -2653,7 +2653,8 @@ static void qla2x00_els_dcmd_sp_free(srb_t *sp)
 {
 	struct srb_iocb *elsio = &sp->u.iocb_cmd;
 
-	kfree(sp->fcport);
+	if (sp->fcport)
+		qla2x00_free_fcport(sp->fcport);
 
 	if (elsio->u.els_logo.els_logo_pyld)
 		dma_free_coherent(&sp->vha->hw->pdev->dev, DMA_POOL_SIZE,
@@ -2766,6 +2767,7 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 	if (!elsio->u.els_logo.els_logo_pyld) {
 		/* ref: INIT */
 		kref_put(&sp->cmd_kref, qla2x00_sp_release);
+		qla2x00_free_fcport(fcport);
 		return QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
 	}
 
@@ -2800,7 +2802,6 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 	    fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->d_id.b.al_pa);
 
 	wait_for_completion(&elsio->u.els_logo.comp);
-	qla2x00_free_fcport(fcport);
 
 	/* ref: INIT */
 	kref_put(&sp->cmd_kref, qla2x00_sp_release);