1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_hw.c
index 622bdabc8894..dab195f04da7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_hw.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,6 @@ csio_hw_use_fwconfig(struct csio_hw *hw, int reset, u32 *fw_cfg_param)
                 goto bye;
         }
 
-        mempool_free(mbp, hw->mb_mempool);
         if (finicsum != cfcsum) {
                 csio_warn(hw,
                       "Config File checksum mismatch: csum=%#x, computed=%#x\n",
@@ -1780,6 +1779,10 @@ csio_hw_use_fwconfig(struct csio_hw *hw, int reset, u32 *fw_cfg_param)
         rv = csio_hw_validate_caps(hw, mbp);
         if (rv != 0)
                 goto bye;
+
+        mempool_free(mbp, hw->mb_mempool);
+        mbp = NULL;
+
         /*
          * Note that we're operating with parameters
          * not supplied by the driver, rather than from hard-wired