diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
index f324732eba7f..c7036e0e41bd 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ static void scsiback_device_action(struct vscsibk_pend *pending_req,
 	return;
 
 err:
-	scsiback_do_resp_with_sense(NULL, err, 0, pending_req);
+	scsiback_resp_and_free(pending_req, err);
 }
 
 /*