diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 33e33fff8986..48043e1ba485 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -4666,7 +4666,7 @@ lpfc_create_port(struct lpfc_hba *phba, int instance, struct device *dev)
 	rc = lpfc_vmid_res_alloc(phba, vport);
 
 	if (rc)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_put_shost;
 
 	/* Initialize all internally managed lists. */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vport->fc_nodes);
@@ -4684,16 +4684,17 @@ lpfc_create_port(struct lpfc_hba *phba, int instance, struct device *dev)
 
 	error = scsi_add_host_with_dma(shost, dev, &phba->pcidev->dev);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_put_shost;
+		goto out_free_vmid;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&phba->port_list_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&vport->listentry, &phba->port_list);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->port_list_lock);
 	return vport;
 
-out_put_shost:
+out_free_vmid:
 	kfree(vport->vmid);
 	bitmap_free(vport->vmid_priority_range);
+out_put_shost:
 	scsi_host_put(shost);
 out:
 	return NULL;