diff --git a/sys/dev/mps/mps_sas_lsi.c b/sys/dev/mps/mps_sas_lsi.c
index d5e51eb6ca6c..cfdaf70fda7b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mps/mps_sas_lsi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mps/mps_sas_lsi.c
@@ -1004,11 +1004,11 @@ mpssas_get_sata_identify(struct mps_softc *sc, u16 handle,
* the command did timeout, use EWOULDBLOCK.
*/
if ((cm != NULL)
- && (cm->cm_flags & MPS_CM_FLAGS_SATA_ID_TIMEOUT) == 0)
+ && (cm->cm_flags & MPS_CM_FLAGS_SATA_ID_TIMEOUT) == 0) {
mps_free_command(sc, cm);
- else if (error == 0)
+ free(buffer, M_MPT2);
+ } else if (error == 0)
error = EWOULDBLOCK;
- free(buffer, M_MPT2);
return (error);
}