diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 752b5c9d1ab2..241829e59668 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 			sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev, "%s: rtpg retry\n",
 				    ALUA_DH_NAME);
 			scsi_print_sense_hdr(sdev, ALUA_DH_NAME, &sense_hdr);
+			kfree(buff);
 			return err;
 		}
 		sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev, "%s: rtpg failed\n",