diff --git a/drivers/scsi/elx/efct/efct_unsol.c b/drivers/scsi/elx/efct/efct_unsol.c
index e6addab66a60..6a871a59c909 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/elx/efct/efct_unsol.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/elx/efct/efct_unsol.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ efct_dispatch_fcp_cmd(struct efct_node *node, struct efc_hw_sequence *seq)
 
 		if (cmnd->fc_flags & FCP_CFL_LEN_MASK) {
 			efc_log_err(efct, "Additional CDB not supported\n");
+			efct_scsi_io_free(io);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 		/*