diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_els.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_els.c
index eb07f1de8afa..59c18ca4cda9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_els.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static void qedf_srr_compl(struct qedf_els_cb_arg *cb_arg)
 
 	/* If a SRR times out, simply free resources */
 	if (srr_req->event == QEDF_IOREQ_EV_ELS_TMO)
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_put;
 
 	/* Normalize response data into struct fc_frame */
 	mp_req = &(srr_req->mp_req);
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static void qedf_srr_compl(struct qedf_els_cb_arg *cb_arg)
 	if (!fp) {
 		QEDF_ERR(&(qedf->dbg_ctx),
 		    "fc_frame_alloc failure.\n");
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_put;
 	}
 
 	/* Copy frame header from firmware into fp */
@@ -526,9 +526,10 @@ static void qedf_srr_compl(struct qedf_els_cb_arg *cb_arg)
 	}
 
 	fc_frame_free(fp);
-out_free:
+out_put:
 	/* Put reference for original command since SRR completed */
 	kref_put(&orig_io_req->refcount, qedf_release_cmd);
+out_free:
 	kfree(cb_arg);
 }
 
@@ -780,7 +781,7 @@ static void qedf_rec_compl(struct qedf_els_cb_arg *cb_arg)
 
 	/* If a REC times out, free resources */
 	if (rec_req->event == QEDF_IOREQ_EV_ELS_TMO)
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_put;
 
 	/* Normalize response data into struct fc_frame */
 	mp_req = &(rec_req->mp_req);
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ static void qedf_rec_compl(struct qedf_els_cb_arg *cb_arg)
 	if (!fp) {
 		QEDF_ERR(&(qedf->dbg_ctx),
 		    "fc_frame_alloc failure.\n");
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_put;
 	}
 
 	/* Copy frame header from firmware into fp */
@@ -884,9 +885,10 @@ static void qedf_rec_compl(struct qedf_els_cb_arg *cb_arg)
 
 out_free_frame:
 	fc_frame_free(fp);
-out_free:
+out_put:
 	/* Put reference for original command since REC completed */
 	kref_put(&orig_io_req->refcount, qedf_release_cmd);
+out_free:
 	kfree(cb_arg);
 }