QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "error %i on device %x when starting next read ccw!\n",
                                 rc, CARD_DEVID(card));
                atomic_set(&channel->irq_pending, 0);
+               qeth_release_buffer(channel, iob);
                card->read_or_write_problem = 1;
                qeth_schedule_recovery(card);
                wake_up(&card->wait_q);
                rc = qeth_get_problem(card, cdev, irb);
                if (rc) {
                        card->read_or_write_problem = 1;
+                       if (iob)
+                               qeth_release_buffer(iob->channel, iob);
                        qeth_clear_ipacmd_list(card);
                        qeth_schedule_recovery(card);
                        goto out;
                QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "Error2 in activating channel rc=%d\n", rc);
                QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "2err%d", rc);
                atomic_set(&channel->irq_pending, 0);
+               qeth_release_buffer(channel, iob);
                wake_up(&card->wait_q);
                return rc;
        }
                        rc);
                QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "1err%d", rc);
                atomic_set(&channel->irq_pending, 0);
+               qeth_release_buffer(channel, iob);
                wake_up(&card->wait_q);
                return rc;
        }
        }
        reply = qeth_alloc_reply(card);
        if (!reply) {
+               qeth_release_buffer(channel, iob);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
        reply->callback = reply_cb;