diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index c2c0407c2b15..1f1b5199698f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -2532,6 +2532,7 @@ static int ufshcd_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	err = ufshcd_prepare_lrbp_crypto(hba, cmd, lrbp);
 	if (err) {
 		lrbp->cmd = NULL;
+		ufshcd_release(hba);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	lrbp->req_abort_skip = false;