diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
index acef7d6..236fba4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(completion);
 	struct pm8001_ioctl_payload payload;
 	u16 deviceid;
+	int rc;
+
 	pci_read_config_word(pm8001_ha->pdev, PCI_DEVICE_ID, &deviceid);
 	pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion = &completion;
 
@@ -639,7 +641,16 @@
 	}
 	payload.offset = 0;
 	payload.func_specific = kzalloc(payload.length, GFP_KERNEL);
-	PM8001_CHIP_DISP->get_nvmd_req(pm8001_ha, &payload);
+	if (!payload.func_specific) {
+		PM8001_INIT_DBG(pm8001_ha, pm8001_printk("mem alloc fail\n"));
+		return;
+	}
+	rc = PM8001_CHIP_DISP->get_nvmd_req(pm8001_ha, &payload);
+	if (rc) {
+		kfree(payload.func_specific);
+		PM8001_INIT_DBG(pm8001_ha, pm8001_printk("nvmd failed\n"));
+		return;
+	}
 	wait_for_completion(&completion);
 
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; i <= 7; i++, j++) {
@@ -662,6 +673,7 @@
 			pm8001_printk("phy %d sas_addr = %016llx\n", i,
 			pm8001_ha->phy[i].dev_sas_addr));
 	}
+	kfree(payload.func_specific);
 #else
 	for (i = 0; i < pm8001_ha->chip->n_phy; i++) {
 		pm8001_ha->phy[i].dev_sas_addr = 0x50010c600047f9d0ULL;
@@ -685,6 +697,7 @@
 	/*OPTION ROM FLASH read for the SPC cards */
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(completion);
 	struct pm8001_ioctl_payload payload;
+	int rc;
 
 	pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion = &completion;
 	/* SAS ADDRESS read from flash / EEPROM */
@@ -695,7 +708,12 @@
 	if (!payload.func_specific)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	/* Read phy setting values from flash */
-	PM8001_CHIP_DISP->get_nvmd_req(pm8001_ha, &payload);
+	rc = PM8001_CHIP_DISP->get_nvmd_req(pm8001_ha, &payload);
+	if (rc) {
+		kfree(payload.func_specific);
+		PM8001_INIT_DBG(pm8001_ha, pm8001_printk("nvmd failed\n"));
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	wait_for_completion(&completion);
 	pm8001_set_phy_profile(pm8001_ha, sizeof(u8), payload.func_specific);
 	kfree(payload.func_specific);