diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
index cfc2110fc38a..d84b1098762c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
@@ -1220,8 +1220,10 @@ static int setup_base_ctxt(struct hfi1_filedata *fd,
 		goto done;
 
 	ret = init_user_ctxt(fd, uctxt);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		hfi1_free_ctxt_rcv_groups(uctxt);
 		goto done;
+	}
 
 	user_init(uctxt);