diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index 25cc2ee8de3f..1853db38b682 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ u16 nvmet_alloc_ctrl(const char *subsysnqn, const char *hostnqn,
 		goto out_free_changed_ns_list;
 
 	if (subsys->cntlid_min > subsys->cntlid_max)
-		goto out_free_changed_ns_list;
+		goto out_free_sqs;
 
 	ret = ida_simple_get(&cntlid_ida,
 			     subsys->cntlid_min, subsys->cntlid_max,