diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c b/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
index 385e4cf9cfa6..0fc3135d3e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
@@ -1702,7 +1702,6 @@ int core_alua_set_tg_pt_gp_id(
 		pr_err("Maximum ALUA alua_tg_pt_gps_count:"
 			" 0x0000ffff reached\n");
 		spin_unlock(&dev->t10_alua.tg_pt_gps_lock);
-		kmem_cache_free(t10_alua_tg_pt_gp_cache, tg_pt_gp);
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 again: