diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 01f1779..5828769 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -258,27 +258,25 @@
 	req = &c->reqs[row][col];
 	if (!req->tc) {
 		req->wq = kmalloc(sizeof(wait_queue_head_t), GFP_NOFS);
-		if (!req->wq) {
-			pr_err("Couldn't grow tag array\n");
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
+		if (!req->wq)
+			goto grow_failed;
+
 		init_waitqueue_head(req->wq);
 		req->tc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct p9_fcall) + alloc_msize,
 				  GFP_NOFS);
+		if (!req->tc)
+			goto grow_failed;
+
+		req->tc->capacity = alloc_msize;
+		req->tc->sdata = (char *) req->tc + sizeof(struct p9_fcall);
+	}
+	if (!req->rc) {
 		req->rc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct p9_fcall) + alloc_msize,
 				  GFP_NOFS);
-		if ((!req->tc) || (!req->rc)) {
-			pr_err("Couldn't grow tag array\n");
-			kfree(req->tc);
-			kfree(req->rc);
-			kfree(req->wq);
-			req->tc = req->rc = NULL;
-			req->wq = NULL;
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
-		req->tc->capacity = alloc_msize;
+		if (!req->rc)
+			goto grow_failed;
+
 		req->rc->capacity = alloc_msize;
-		req->tc->sdata = (char *) req->tc + sizeof(struct p9_fcall);
 		req->rc->sdata = (char *) req->rc + sizeof(struct p9_fcall);
 	}
 
@@ -288,7 +286,16 @@
 	req->tc->tag = tag-1;
 	req->status = REQ_STATUS_ALLOC;
 
-	return &c->reqs[row][col];
+	return req;
+
+grow_failed:
+	pr_err("Couldn't grow tag array\n");
+	kfree(req->tc);
+	kfree(req->rc);
+	kfree(req->wq);
+	req->tc = req->rc = NULL;
+	req->wq = NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 /**