diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
index a40a78a7f44a4ffabebbf45826cdf612cafab470..ec16c64dd114c37b30f2f97bb5e8f895c0a6e9bb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ aoedev_freedev(struct aoedev *d)
 		put_disk(d->gd);
 	}
 	kfree(d->frames);
-	mempool_destroy(d->bufpool);
+	if (d->bufpool)
+		mempool_destroy(d->bufpool);
 	kfree(d);
 }