diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index cc89d18e1ae6..2e5eb4bae44f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -3624,15 +3624,11 @@ int pm8001_mpi_fw_flash_update_resp(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 		void *piomb)
 {
 	u32 status;
-	struct fw_control_ex	fw_control_context;
 	struct fw_flash_Update_resp *ppayload =
 		(struct fw_flash_Update_resp *)(piomb + 4);
 	u32 tag = le32_to_cpu(ppayload->tag);
 	struct pm8001_ccb_info *ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[tag];
 	status = le32_to_cpu(ppayload->status);
-	memcpy(&fw_control_context,
-		ccb->fw_control_context,
-		sizeof(fw_control_context));
 	switch (status) {
 	case FLASH_UPDATE_COMPLETE_PENDING_REBOOT:
 		PM8001_MSG_DBG(pm8001_ha,
@@ -3675,11 +3671,11 @@ int pm8001_mpi_fw_flash_update_resp(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 			pm8001_printk("No matched status = %d\n", status));
 		break;
 	}
-	ccb->fw_control_context->fw_control->retcode = status;
-	complete(pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion);
+	kfree(ccb->fw_control_context);
 	ccb->task = NULL;
 	ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
+	complete(pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4884,6 +4880,10 @@ int pm8001_chip_set_nvmd_req(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 		break;
 	}
 	rc = pm8001_mpi_build_cmd(pm8001_ha, circularQ, opc, &nvmd_req, 0);
+	if (rc) {
+		kfree(fw_control_context);
+		pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
+	}
 	return rc;
 }