diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/context.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/context.c
index e762f85ee233..2faa1270d085 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/context.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/context.c
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ static void reclaim_ctx(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	if (ctx->kernelapi)
 		kfree(ctx->mapping);
 
+	if (ctx->irq_bitmap)
+		kfree(ctx->irq_bitmap);
+
 	kfree(ctx);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/irq.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/irq.c
index 38b57d65b731..09a406058c46 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/irq.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/irq.c
@@ -524,7 +524,5 @@ void afu_release_irqs(struct cxl_context *ctx, void *cookie)
 	afu_irq_name_free(ctx);
 	cxl_release_irq_ranges(&ctx->irqs, ctx->afu->adapter);
 
-	kfree(ctx->irq_bitmap);
-	ctx->irq_bitmap = NULL;
 	ctx->irq_count = 0;
 }