diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 028b05d44546..962f1477b1fa 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -1197,8 +1197,10 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add_packed(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	if (virtqueue_use_indirect(_vq, total_sg)) {
 		err = virtqueue_add_indirect_packed(vq, sgs, total_sg, out_sgs,
 						    in_sgs, data, gfp);
-		if (err != -ENOMEM)
+		if (err != -ENOMEM) {
+			END_USE(vq);
 			return err;
+		}
 
 		/* fall back on direct */
 	}