if (!g) {
                        netif_info(lio, tx_err, lio->netdev,
                                   "Transmit scatter gather: glist null!\n");
-                       goto lio_xmit_failed;
+                       goto lio_xmit_dma_failed;
                }
 
                cmdsetup.s.gather = 1;
        else
                status = octnet_send_nic_data_pkt(oct, &ndata, xmit_more);
        if (status == IQ_SEND_FAILED)
-               goto lio_xmit_failed;
+               goto lio_xmit_dma_failed;
 
        netif_info(lio, tx_queued, lio->netdev, "Transmit queued successfully\n");
 
 
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
+lio_xmit_dma_failed:
+       dma_unmap_single(&oct->pci_dev->dev, ndata.cmd.dptr,
+                        ndata.datasize, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 lio_xmit_failed:
        stats->tx_dropped++;
        netif_info(lio, tx_err, lio->netdev, "IQ%d Transmit dropped:%llu\n",
                   iq_no, stats->tx_dropped);
-       dma_unmap_single(&oct->pci_dev->dev, ndata.cmd.dptr,
-                        ndata.datasize, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
        recv_buffer_free(skb);
        return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }