diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index 7ba0424..85063f1 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
 
 	ret = vfio_config_init(vdev);
 	if (ret) {
-		pci_load_and_free_saved_state(pdev, &vdev->pci_saved_state);
+		kfree(vdev->pci_saved_state);
+		vdev->pci_saved_state = NULL;
 		pci_disable_device(pdev);
 		return ret;
 	}