diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
index c672f3a1c67d..6d0bc8c66700 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
@@ -1981,6 +1981,7 @@ extern const struct attribute_group *mpt3sas_host_groups[];
 extern const struct attribute_group *mpt3sas_dev_groups[];
 void mpt3sas_ctl_init(ushort hbas_to_enumerate);
 void mpt3sas_ctl_exit(ushort hbas_to_enumerate);
+void mpt3sas_ctl_release(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc);
 u8 mpt3sas_ctl_done(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid, u8 msix_index,
 	u32 reply);
 void mpt3sas_ctl_pre_reset_handler(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
index efdb8178db32..147cb7088d55 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
@@ -4156,6 +4156,30 @@ mpt3sas_ctl_init(ushort hbas_to_enumerate)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ctl_poll_wait);
 }
 
+/**
+ * mpt3sas_ctl_release - release dma for ctl
+ * @ioc: per adapter object
+ */
+void
+mpt3sas_ctl_release(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	/* free memory associated to diag buffers */
+	for (i = 0; i < MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_COUNT; i++) {
+		if (!ioc->diag_buffer[i])
+			continue;
+		dma_free_coherent(&ioc->pdev->dev,
+				  ioc->diag_buffer_sz[i],
+				  ioc->diag_buffer[i],
+				  ioc->diag_buffer_dma[i]);
+		ioc->diag_buffer[i] = NULL;
+		ioc->diag_buffer_status[i] = 0;
+	}
+
+	kfree(ioc->event_log);
+}
+
 /**
  * mpt3sas_ctl_exit - exit point for ctl
  * @hbas_to_enumerate: ?
@@ -4163,25 +4187,7 @@ mpt3sas_ctl_init(ushort hbas_to_enumerate)
 void
 mpt3sas_ctl_exit(ushort hbas_to_enumerate)
 {
-	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc;
-	int i;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(ioc, &mpt3sas_ioc_list, list) {
-
-		/* free memory associated to diag buffers */
-		for (i = 0; i < MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_COUNT; i++) {
-			if (!ioc->diag_buffer[i])
-				continue;
-			dma_free_coherent(&ioc->pdev->dev,
-					  ioc->diag_buffer_sz[i],
-					  ioc->diag_buffer[i],
-					  ioc->diag_buffer_dma[i]);
-			ioc->diag_buffer[i] = NULL;
-			ioc->diag_buffer_status[i] = 0;
-		}
-
-		kfree(ioc->event_log);
-	}
 	if (hbas_to_enumerate != 1)
 		misc_deregister(&ctl_dev);
 	if (hbas_to_enumerate != 2)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 5037e24596d8..51b5788da040 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -11331,6 +11331,7 @@ static void scsih_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	}
 
 	mpt3sas_base_detach(ioc);
+	mpt3sas_ctl_release(ioc);
 	spin_lock(&gioc_lock);
 	list_del(&ioc->list);
 	spin_unlock(&gioc_lock);