diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 41abe6070466..d85f7e1e117f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ struct qlcnic_82xx_dump_template_hdr {
 	u32	rsvd1[0];
 };
 
+#define QLC_PEX_DMA_READ_SIZE	(PAGE_SIZE * 16)
+
 struct qlcnic_fw_dump {
 	u8	clr;	/* flag to indicate if dump is cleared */
 	bool	enable; /* enable/disable dump */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index f06ba90b4282..1c188919cdda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2087,12 +2087,20 @@ err_out:
 
 static void qlcnic_free_adapter_resources(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	struct qlcnic_fw_dump *fw_dump = &adapter->ahw->fw_dump;
+
 	kfree(adapter->recv_ctx);
 	adapter->recv_ctx = NULL;
 
-	if (adapter->ahw->fw_dump.tmpl_hdr) {
-		vfree(adapter->ahw->fw_dump.tmpl_hdr);
-		adapter->ahw->fw_dump.tmpl_hdr = NULL;
+	if (fw_dump->tmpl_hdr) {
+		vfree(fw_dump->tmpl_hdr);
+		fw_dump->tmpl_hdr = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (fw_dump->dma_buffer) {
+		dma_free_coherent(&adapter->pdev->dev, QLC_PEX_DMA_READ_SIZE,
+				  fw_dump->dma_buffer, fw_dump->phys_addr);
+		fw_dump->dma_buffer = NULL;
 	}
 
 	kfree(adapter->ahw->reset.buff);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
index f7694da8ed5d..e46fc39d425d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_minidump.c
@@ -660,8 +660,6 @@ out:
 #define QLC_DMA_CMD_BUFF_ADDR_HI	4
 #define QLC_DMA_CMD_STATUS_CTRL		8
 
-#define QLC_PEX_DMA_READ_SIZE		(PAGE_SIZE * 16)
-
 static int qlcnic_start_pex_dma(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 				struct __mem *mem)
 {
@@ -1155,6 +1153,7 @@ int qlcnic_fw_cmd_get_minidump_temp(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	u32 version, csum, *tmp_buf;
 	u8 use_flash_temp = 0;
 	u32 temp_size = 0;
+	void *temp_buffer;
 	int err;
 
 	ahw = adapter->ahw;
@@ -1204,6 +1203,19 @@ flash_temp:
 
 	qlcnic_cache_tmpl_hdr_values(adapter, fw_dump);
 
+	if (fw_dump->use_pex_dma) {
+		fw_dump->dma_buffer = NULL;
+		temp_buffer = dma_alloc_coherent(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+						 QLC_PEX_DMA_READ_SIZE,
+						 &fw_dump->phys_addr,
+						 GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!temp_buffer)
+			fw_dump->use_pex_dma = false;
+		else
+			fw_dump->dma_buffer = temp_buffer;
+	}
+
+
 	dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
 		 "Default minidump capture mask 0x%x\n",
 		 fw_dump->cap_mask);
@@ -1223,7 +1235,7 @@ int qlcnic_dump_fw(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	struct device *dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
 	struct qlcnic_hardware_context *ahw;
 	struct qlcnic_dump_entry *entry;
-	void *temp_buffer, *tmpl_hdr;
+	void *tmpl_hdr;
 	u32 ocm_window;
 	__le32 *buffer;
 	char mesg[64];
@@ -1267,16 +1279,6 @@ int qlcnic_dump_fw(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	qlcnic_set_sys_info(adapter, tmpl_hdr, 0, QLCNIC_DRIVER_VERSION);
 	qlcnic_set_sys_info(adapter, tmpl_hdr, 1, adapter->fw_version);
 
-	if (fw_dump->use_pex_dma) {
-		temp_buffer = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, QLC_PEX_DMA_READ_SIZE,
-						 &fw_dump->phys_addr,
-						 GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!temp_buffer)
-			fw_dump->use_pex_dma = false;
-		else
-			fw_dump->dma_buffer = temp_buffer;
-	}
-
 	if (qlcnic_82xx_check(adapter)) {
 		ops_cnt = ARRAY_SIZE(qlcnic_fw_dump_ops);
 		fw_dump_ops = qlcnic_fw_dump_ops;
@@ -1334,10 +1336,6 @@ int qlcnic_dump_fw(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	/* Send a udev event to notify availability of FW dump */
 	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, msg);
 
-	if (fw_dump->use_pex_dma)
-		dma_free_coherent(dev, QLC_PEX_DMA_READ_SIZE,
-				  fw_dump->dma_buffer, fw_dump->phys_addr);
-
 	return 0;
 }