diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c
index 78bb1ef3d7f7b..ef75fd6c04834 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ lpfc_rq_buf_free(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_dmabuf *mp)
 	drqe.address_hi = putPaddrHigh(rqb_entry->dbuf.phys);
 	rc = lpfc_sli4_rq_put(rqb_entry->hrq, rqb_entry->drq, &hrqe, &drqe);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		(rqbp->rqb_free_buffer)(phba, rqb_entry);
 		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 				"6409 Cannot post to HRQ %d: %x %x %x "
 				"DRQ %x %x\n",
@@ -735,6 +734,7 @@ lpfc_rq_buf_free(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_dmabuf *mp)
 				rqb_entry->hrq->entry_count,
 				rqb_entry->drq->host_index,
 				rqb_entry->drq->hba_index);
+		(rqbp->rqb_free_buffer)(phba, rqb_entry);
 	} else {
 		list_add_tail(&rqb_entry->hbuf.list, &rqbp->rqb_buffer_list);
 		rqbp->buffer_count++;