diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma.c b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma.c
index 1a422a8b43cf..18c011e57592 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma.c
@@ -377,10 +377,11 @@ ioat_alloc_ring(struct dma_chan *c, int order, gfp_t flags)
 
 		descs->virt = dma_alloc_coherent(to_dev(ioat_chan),
 						 SZ_2M, &descs->hw, flags);
-		if (!descs->virt && (i > 0)) {
+		if (!descs->virt) {
 			int idx;
 
 			for (idx = 0; idx < i; idx++) {
+				descs = &ioat_chan->descs[idx];
 				dma_free_coherent(to_dev(ioat_chan), SZ_2M,
 						  descs->virt, descs->hw);
 				descs->virt = NULL;