/* associate the node with the QP */
        nesqp->cm_node = (void *)cm_node;
        cm_node->nesqp = nesqp;
-       nes_add_ref(&nesqp->ibqp);
 
        nes_debug(NES_DBG_CM, "QP%u, cm_node=%p, jiffies = %lu listener = %p\n",
                nesqp->hwqp.qp_id, cm_node, jiffies, cm_node->listener);
                        nes_debug(NES_DBG_CM, "Unable to register memory region"
                                        "for lSMM for cm_node = %p \n",
                                        cm_node);
+                       pci_free_consistent(nesdev->pcidev,
+                               nesqp->private_data_len+sizeof(struct ietf_mpa_frame),
+                               nesqp->ietf_frame, nesqp->ietf_frame_pbase);
                        return -ENOMEM;
                }
 
 
        /* notify OF layer that accept event was successful */
        cm_id->add_ref(cm_id);
+       nes_add_ref(&nesqp->ibqp);
 
        cm_event.event = IW_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED;
        cm_event.status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_ACCEPTED;