diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index 5de024a50e15..5b1c37e3913c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -3956,6 +3956,7 @@ int megasas_alloc_cmds(struct megasas_instance *instance)
 	if (megasas_create_frame_pool(instance)) {
 		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, &instance->pdev->dev, "Error creating frame DMA pool\n");
 		megasas_free_cmds(instance);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	return 0;