}
 
        task = sas_alloc_slow_task(GFP_ATOMIC);
-
        if (!task) {
                pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL, "cannot allocate task\n");
                return;
        task->task_done = pm8001_task_done;
 
        res = pm8001_tag_alloc(pm8001_ha, &ccb_tag);
-       if (res)
+       if (res) {
+               sas_free_task(task);
                return;
+       }
 
        ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[ccb_tag];
        ccb->device = pm8001_ha_dev;
 
        ret = pm8001_mpi_build_cmd(pm8001_ha, circularQ, opc, &task_abort,
                        sizeof(task_abort), 0);
-       if (ret)
+       if (ret) {
+               sas_free_task(task);
                pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, ccb_tag);
+       }
 
 }