diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
index a8d23eb80192..a884e3a0e8af 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ static void nvmet_rdma_recv_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc);
 static void nvmet_rdma_read_data_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc);
 static void nvmet_rdma_qp_event(struct ib_event *event, void *priv);
 static void nvmet_rdma_queue_disconnect(struct nvmet_rdma_queue *queue);
+static void nvmet_rdma_free_rsp(struct nvmet_rdma_device *ndev,
+				struct nvmet_rdma_rsp *r);
+static int nvmet_rdma_alloc_rsp(struct nvmet_rdma_device *ndev,
+				struct nvmet_rdma_rsp *r);
 
 static const struct nvmet_fabrics_ops nvmet_rdma_ops;
 
@@ -182,9 +186,17 @@ nvmet_rdma_get_rsp(struct nvmet_rdma_queue *queue)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->rsps_lock, flags);
 
 	if (unlikely(!rsp)) {
-		rsp = kmalloc(sizeof(*rsp), GFP_KERNEL);
+		int ret;
+
+		rsp = kzalloc(sizeof(*rsp), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (unlikely(!rsp))
 			return NULL;
+		ret = nvmet_rdma_alloc_rsp(queue->dev, rsp);
+		if (unlikely(ret)) {
+			kfree(rsp);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
 		rsp->allocated = true;
 	}
 
@@ -197,6 +209,7 @@ nvmet_rdma_put_rsp(struct nvmet_rdma_rsp *rsp)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (unlikely(rsp->allocated)) {
+		nvmet_rdma_free_rsp(rsp->queue->dev, rsp);
 		kfree(rsp);
 		return;
 	}