diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm_pci.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm_pci.c
index cb30d9c1153d..0c9c2f400bf6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm_pci.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ ahc_linux_pci_dev_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		ahc->flags |= AHC_39BIT_ADDRESSING;
 	} else {
 		if (dma_set_mask(dev, DMA_32BIT_MASK)) {
+			ahc_free(ahc);
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "aic7xxx: No suitable DMA available.\n");
                 	return (-ENODEV);
 		}