diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c
index 64aeefbd2a5d..077879c0bdb5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static void init_shadow_tids(struct ipath_devdata *dd)
 	if (!addrs) {
 		ipath_dev_err(dd, "failed to allocate shadow dma handle "
 			      "array, no expected sends!\n");
-		vfree(dd->ipath_pageshadow);
+		vfree(pages);
 		dd->ipath_pageshadow = NULL;
 		return;
 	}