diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_disc.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_disc.c
index 19721db23283..d8cbc9c0e766 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_disc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_disc.c
@@ -581,8 +581,12 @@ static void fc_disc_gpn_id_resp(struct fc_seq *sp, struct fc_frame *fp,
 
 	if (PTR_ERR(fp) == -FC_EX_CLOSED)
 		goto out;
-	if (IS_ERR(fp))
-		goto redisc;
+	if (IS_ERR(fp)) {
+		mutex_lock(&disc->disc_mutex);
+		fc_disc_restart(disc);
+		mutex_unlock(&disc->disc_mutex);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	cp = fc_frame_payload_get(fp, sizeof(*cp));
 	if (!cp)
@@ -609,7 +613,7 @@ static void fc_disc_gpn_id_resp(struct fc_seq *sp, struct fc_frame *fp,
 				new_rdata->disc_id = disc->disc_id;
 				fc_rport_login(new_rdata);
 			}
-			goto out;
+			goto free_fp;
 		}
 		rdata->disc_id = disc->disc_id;
 		mutex_unlock(&rdata->rp_mutex);
@@ -626,6 +630,8 @@ redisc:
 		fc_disc_restart(disc);
 		mutex_unlock(&disc->disc_mutex);
 	}
+free_fp:
+	fc_frame_free(fp);
 out:
 	kref_put(&rdata->kref, fc_rport_destroy);
 	if (!IS_ERR(fp))