diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
index b58f4d9c296a..326265fd7f91 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ mpt3sas_transport_port_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle,
 		goto out_fail;
 	}
 	port = sas_port_alloc_num(sas_node->parent_dev);
-	if ((sas_port_add(port))) {
+	if (!port || (sas_port_add(port))) {
 		ioc_err(ioc, "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 			__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
 		goto out_fail;
@@ -695,6 +695,12 @@ mpt3sas_transport_port_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle,
 		rphy = sas_expander_alloc(port,
 		    mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.device_type);
 
+	if (!rphy) {
+		ioc_err(ioc, "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
+			__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
+		goto out_delete_port;
+	}
+
 	rphy->identify = mpt3sas_port->remote_identify;
 
 	if (mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.device_type == SAS_END_DEVICE) {
@@ -714,6 +720,7 @@ mpt3sas_transport_port_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle,
 			__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
 		sas_rphy_free(rphy);
 		rphy = NULL;
+		goto out_delete_port;
 	}
 
 	if (mpt3sas_port->remote_identify.device_type == SAS_END_DEVICE) {
@@ -740,7 +747,10 @@ mpt3sas_transport_port_add(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle,
 		    rphy_to_expander_device(rphy));
 	return mpt3sas_port;
 
- out_fail:
+out_delete_port:
+	sas_port_delete(port);
+
+out_fail:
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mpt3sas_phy, next, &mpt3sas_port->phy_list,
 	    port_siblings)
 		list_del(&mpt3sas_phy->port_siblings);