diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 6707659cffd6ee..3548aceed4a9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -904,12 +904,14 @@ static int deliver_response(struct ipmi_smi *intf, struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg)
 			rv = -EINVAL;
 		}
 		ipmi_free_recv_msg(msg);
-	} else if (!oops_in_progress) {
+	} else if (oops_in_progress) {
 		/*
 		 * If we are running in the panic context, calling the
 		 * receive handler doesn't much meaning and has a deadlock
 		 * risk.  At this moment, simply skip it in that case.
 		 */
+		ipmi_free_recv_msg(msg);
+	} else {
 		int index;
 		struct ipmi_user *user = acquire_ipmi_user(msg->user, &index);
 
@@ -2220,7 +2222,8 @@ static int i_ipmi_request(struct ipmi_user     *user,
 	else {
 		smi_msg = ipmi_alloc_smi_msg();
 		if (smi_msg == NULL) {
-			ipmi_free_recv_msg(recv_msg);
+			if (!supplied_recv)
+				ipmi_free_recv_msg(recv_msg);
 			rv = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}