diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
index 9fd89e85227a93..f2b072831747bd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ mpt3sas_transport_port_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle,
 	if ((sas_rphy_add(rphy))) {
 		ioc_err(ioc, "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 			__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
+		sas_rphy_free(rphy);
+		rphy = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.device_type == SAS_END_DEVICE) {