diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 766e44a8c321..de58824f4c18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2354,8 +2354,10 @@ static int ibmvnic_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	 * flush reset queue and process this reset
 	 */
 	if (adapter->force_reset_recovery && !list_empty(&adapter->rwi_list)) {
-		list_for_each_safe(entry, tmp_entry, &adapter->rwi_list)
+		list_for_each_safe(entry, tmp_entry, &adapter->rwi_list) {
 			list_del(entry);
+			kfree(list_entry(entry, struct ibmvnic_rwi, list));
+		}
 	}
 	rwi->reset_reason = reason;
 	list_add_tail(&rwi->list, &adapter->rwi_list);