diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_disc.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_disc.c
index c48799e9dd8e..d4cb3f9b1a0d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_disc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_disc.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static void fc_disc_gpn_ft_req(struct fc_disc *disc)
 				 disc, lport->e_d_tov))
 		return;
 err:
-	fc_disc_error(disc, fp);
+	fc_disc_error(disc, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_elsct.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_elsct.c
index 5cfa68732e9d..92984587ff4d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_elsct.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_elsct.c
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ static struct fc_seq *fc_elsct_send(struct fc_lport *lport,
 		did = FC_FID_DIR_SERV;
 	}
 
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		fc_frame_free(fp);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	fc_fill_fc_hdr(fp, r_ctl, did, fc_host_port_id(lport->host), fh_type,
 		       FC_FC_FIRST_SEQ | FC_FC_END_SEQ | FC_FC_SEQ_INIT, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
index 28bfe1c2c50a..a67f53a5026c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,6 @@ static int fc_fcp_cmd_send(struct fc_lport *lp, struct fc_fcp_pkt *fsp,
 
 	seq = lp->tt.exch_seq_send(lp, fp, resp, fc_fcp_pkt_destroy, fsp, 0);
 	if (!seq) {
-		fc_frame_free(fp);
 		rc = -1;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
@@ -1316,7 +1315,6 @@ static void fc_fcp_rec(struct fc_fcp_pkt *fsp)
 		fc_fcp_pkt_hold(fsp);		/* hold while REC outstanding */
 		return;
 	}
-	fc_frame_free(fp);
 retry:
 	if (fsp->recov_retry++ < FC_MAX_RECOV_RETRY)
 		fc_fcp_timer_set(fsp, FC_SCSI_REC_TOV);
@@ -1564,10 +1562,9 @@ static void fc_fcp_srr(struct fc_fcp_pkt *fsp, enum fc_rctl r_ctl, u32 offset)
 
 	seq = lp->tt.exch_seq_send(lp, fp, fc_fcp_srr_resp, NULL,
 				   fsp, jiffies_to_msecs(FC_SCSI_REC_TOV));
-	if (!seq) {
-		fc_frame_free(fp);
+	if (!seq)
 		goto retry;
-	}
+
 	fsp->recov_seq = seq;
 	fsp->xfer_len = offset;
 	fsp->xfer_contig_end = offset;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
index 0d19ffa88716..536492ae6a88 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ static void fc_lport_enter_scr(struct fc_lport *lport)
 
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, FC_FID_FCTRL, fp, ELS_SCR,
 				  fc_lport_scr_resp, lport, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_lport_error(lport, fp);
+		fc_lport_error(lport, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ static void fc_lport_enter_rpn_id(struct fc_lport *lport)
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, FC_FID_DIR_SERV, fp, FC_NS_RPN_ID,
 				  fc_lport_rpn_id_resp,
 				  lport, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_lport_error(lport, fp);
+		fc_lport_error(lport, NULL);
 }
 
 static struct fc_rport_operations fc_lport_rport_ops = {
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ static void fc_lport_enter_logo(struct fc_lport *lport)
 
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, FC_FID_FLOGI, fp, ELS_LOGO,
 				  fc_lport_logo_resp, lport, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_lport_error(lport, fp);
+		fc_lport_error(lport, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ void fc_lport_enter_flogi(struct fc_lport *lport)
 
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, FC_FID_FLOGI, fp, ELS_FLOGI,
 				  fc_lport_flogi_resp, lport, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_lport_error(lport, fp);
+		fc_lport_error(lport, NULL);
 }
 
 /* Configure a fc_lport */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
index 1f795e4e4742..49abb839a223 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static void fc_rport_enter_plogi(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata)
 
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, rdata->ids.port_id, fp, ELS_PLOGI,
 				  fc_rport_plogi_resp, rdata, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, fp);
+		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, NULL);
 	else
 		kref_get(&rdata->kref);
 }
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static void fc_rport_enter_prli(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata)
 
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, rdata->ids.port_id, fp, ELS_PRLI,
 				  fc_rport_prli_resp, rdata, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, fp);
+		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, NULL);
 	else
 		kref_get(&rdata->kref);
 }
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ static void fc_rport_enter_rtv(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata)
 
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, rdata->ids.port_id, fp, ELS_RTV,
 				     fc_rport_rtv_resp, rdata, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, fp);
+		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, NULL);
 	else
 		kref_get(&rdata->kref);
 }
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ static void fc_rport_enter_logo(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata)
 
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, rdata->ids.port_id, fp, ELS_LOGO,
 				  fc_rport_logo_resp, rdata, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, fp);
+		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, NULL);
 	else
 		kref_get(&rdata->kref);
 }
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ static void fc_rport_enter_adisc(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata)
 	}
 	if (!lport->tt.elsct_send(lport, rdata->ids.port_id, fp, ELS_ADISC,
 				  fc_rport_adisc_resp, rdata, lport->e_d_tov))
-		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, fp);
+		fc_rport_error_retry(rdata, NULL);
 	else
 		kref_get(&rdata->kref);
 }