diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
index 427cbe012729..dadc4a808df5 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static int aead_perform(struct aead_request *req, int encrypt,
 		req_ctx->hmac_virt = dma_pool_alloc(buffer_pool, flags,
 				&crypt->icv_rev_aes);
 		if (unlikely(!req_ctx->hmac_virt))
-			goto free_buf_src;
+			goto free_buf_dst;
 		if (!encrypt) {
 			scatterwalk_map_and_copy(req_ctx->hmac_virt,
 				req->src, cryptlen, authsize, 0);
@@ -1088,10 +1088,10 @@ static int aead_perform(struct aead_request *req, int encrypt,
 	BUG_ON(qmgr_stat_overflow(SEND_QID));
 	return -EINPROGRESS;
 
-free_buf_src:
-	free_buf_chain(dev, req_ctx->src, crypt->src_buf);
 free_buf_dst:
 	free_buf_chain(dev, req_ctx->dst, crypt->dst_buf);
+free_buf_src:
+	free_buf_chain(dev, req_ctx->src, crypt->src_buf);
 	crypt->ctl_flags = CTL_FLAG_UNUSED;
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }