diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
index 2d4f85c9d7a1..e0eab0a9bc4c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
@@ -714,8 +714,10 @@ _ctl_do_mpt_command(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 		if (tm_request->TaskType ==
 		    MPI2_SCSITASKMGMT_TASKTYPE_ABORT_TASK) {
-			if (_ctl_do_task_abort(ioc, &karg, tm_request))
+			if (_ctl_do_task_abort(ioc, &karg, tm_request)) {
+				mpt2sas_base_free_smid(ioc, smid);
 				goto out;
+			}
 		}
 
 		mutex_lock(&ioc->tm_cmds.mutex);