diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
index d0f140daf659..05a92f997f60 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ static int siw_init_cpulist(void)
 
 out_err:
 	siw_cpu_info.num_nodes = 0;
-	while (i) {
+	while (--i >= 0)
 		kfree(siw_cpu_info.tx_valid_cpus[i]);
-		siw_cpu_info.tx_valid_cpus[i--] = NULL;
-	}
 	kfree(siw_cpu_info.tx_valid_cpus);
 	siw_cpu_info.tx_valid_cpus = NULL;