diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index 3cc8d67783a1..5e7200f05873 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1640,6 +1640,8 @@ static int storvsc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 	put_cpu();
 
 	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		if (payload_sz > sizeof(cmd_request->mpb))
+			kfree(payload);
 		/* no more space */
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
 	}