diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index 1bd7ec9c81ea..b7919c05f0fb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -1379,7 +1379,8 @@ static inline int lpuart_start_rx_dma(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 
 	if (!nent) {
 		dev_err(sport->port.dev, "DMA Rx mapping error\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_free_buf;
 	}
 
 	dma_rx_sconfig.src_addr = lpuart_dma_datareg_addr(sport);
@@ -1391,7 +1392,7 @@ static inline int lpuart_start_rx_dma(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(sport->port.dev,
 				"DMA Rx slave config failed, err = %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_unmap_sg;
 	}
 
 	sport->dma_rx_desc = dmaengine_prep_dma_cyclic(chan,
@@ -1402,7 +1403,8 @@ static inline int lpuart_start_rx_dma(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 				 DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT);
 	if (!sport->dma_rx_desc) {
 		dev_err(sport->port.dev, "Cannot prepare cyclic DMA\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_unmap_sg;
 	}
 
 	sport->dma_rx_desc->callback = lpuart_dma_rx_complete;
@@ -1426,6 +1428,13 @@ static inline int lpuart_start_rx_dma(struct lpuart_port *sport)
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_unmap_sg:
+	dma_unmap_sg(chan->device->dev, &sport->rx_sgl, 1, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+err_free_buf:
+	kfree(ring->buf);
+	ring->buf = NULL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void lpuart_dma_rx_free(struct uart_port *port)