diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
index 38a37770c016..3705c6b8b223 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ find_free_vf_and_create_qp_grp(struct usnic_ib_dev *us_ibdev,
 
 		}
 		usnic_uiom_free_dev_list(dev_list);
+		dev_list = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* Try to find resources on an unused vf */
@@ -239,6 +240,8 @@ find_free_vf_and_create_qp_grp(struct usnic_ib_dev *us_ibdev,
 qp_grp_check:
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(qp_grp)) {
 		usnic_err("Failed to allocate qp_grp\n");
+		if (usnic_ib_share_vf)
+			usnic_uiom_free_dev_list(dev_list);
 		return ERR_PTR(qp_grp ? PTR_ERR(qp_grp) : -ENOMEM);
 	}
 	return qp_grp;