diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 458619aa84f4..3134c1988db3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -751,8 +751,11 @@ static int init_tx_pools(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	adapter->tso_pool = kcalloc(tx_subcrqs,
 				    sizeof(struct ibmvnic_tx_pool), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!adapter->tso_pool)
+	if (!adapter->tso_pool) {
+		kfree(adapter->tx_pool);
+		adapter->tx_pool = NULL;
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	adapter->num_active_tx_pools = tx_subcrqs;