diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
index c4f31b21..e90c89f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
  * pm8001_get_phy_settings_info : Read phy setting values.
  * @pm8001_ha : our hba.
  */
-void pm8001_get_phy_settings_info(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha)
+static int pm8001_get_phy_settings_info(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha)
 {
 
 #ifdef PM8001_READ_VPD
@@ -691,11 +691,15 @@
 	payload.offset = 0;
 	payload.length = 4096;
 	payload.func_specific = kzalloc(4096, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!payload.func_specific)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	/* Read phy setting values from flash */
 	PM8001_CHIP_DISP->get_nvmd_req(pm8001_ha, &payload);
 	wait_for_completion(&completion);
 	pm8001_set_phy_profile(pm8001_ha, sizeof(u8), payload.func_specific);
+	kfree(payload.func_specific);
 #endif
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef PM8001_USE_MSIX
@@ -879,8 +883,11 @@
 	pm8001_init_sas_add(pm8001_ha);
 	/* phy setting support for motherboard controller */
 	if (pdev->subsystem_vendor != PCI_VENDOR_ID_ADAPTEC2 &&
-		pdev->subsystem_vendor != 0)
-		pm8001_get_phy_settings_info(pm8001_ha);
+		pdev->subsystem_vendor != 0) {
+		rc = pm8001_get_phy_settings_info(pm8001_ha);
+		if (rc)
+			goto err_out_shost;
+	}
 	pm8001_post_sas_ha_init(shost, chip);
 	rc = sas_register_ha(SHOST_TO_SAS_HA(shost));
 	if (rc)