1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index a52cc7fe45ea..0589dfbbd7db 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -3889,7 +3889,7 @@ static int __devinit cciss_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
         int j = 0;
         int rc;
         int dac, return_code;
-        InquiryData_struct *inq_buff = NULL;
+        InquiryData_struct *inq_buff;
 
         if (reset_devices) {
                 /* Reset the controller with a PCI power-cycle */
@@ -4029,6 +4029,7 @@ static int __devinit cciss_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: unable to determine firmware"
                         " version of controller\n");
         }
+        kfree(inq_buff);
 
         cciss_procinit(i);
 
@@ -4045,7 +4046,6 @@ static int __devinit cciss_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
         return 1;
 
 clean4:
-        kfree(inq_buff);
         kfree(hba[i]->cmd_pool_bits);
         if (hba[i]->cmd_pool)
                 pci_free_consistent(hba[i]->pdev,