diff --git a/drivers/xen/swiotlb-xen.c b/drivers/xen/swiotlb-xen.c
index 24d11861ac7d..99d518526eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/swiotlb-xen.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/swiotlb-xen.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ int __ref xen_swiotlb_init(void)
 		goto retry;
 	}
 	pr_err("%s (rc:%d)\n", xen_swiotlb_error(m_ret), rc);
-	free_pages((unsigned long)start, order);
 	return rc;
 }