diff --git a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c
index d5d589bda243..b72ee9379d77 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c
@@ -227,22 +227,30 @@ static irqreturn_t pvcalls_front_event_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static void free_active_ring(struct sock_mapping *map);
 
-static void pvcalls_front_free_map(struct pvcalls_bedata *bedata,
-				   struct sock_mapping *map)
+static void pvcalls_front_destroy_active(struct pvcalls_bedata *bedata,
+					 struct sock_mapping *map)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	unbind_from_irqhandler(map->active.irq, map);
 
-	spin_lock(&bedata->socket_lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&map->list))
-		list_del_init(&map->list);
-	spin_unlock(&bedata->socket_lock);
+	if (bedata) {
+		spin_lock(&bedata->socket_lock);
+		if (!list_empty(&map->list))
+			list_del_init(&map->list);
+		spin_unlock(&bedata->socket_lock);
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < (1 << PVCALLS_RING_ORDER); i++)
 		gnttab_end_foreign_access(map->active.ring->ref[i], NULL);
 	gnttab_end_foreign_access(map->active.ref, NULL);
 	free_active_ring(map);
+}
+
+static void pvcalls_front_free_map(struct pvcalls_bedata *bedata,
+				   struct sock_mapping *map)
+{
+	pvcalls_front_destroy_active(bedata, map);
 
 	kfree(map);
 }
@@ -433,19 +441,18 @@ int pvcalls_front_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		pvcalls_exit_sock(sock);
 		return ret;
 	}
+	ret = create_active(map, &evtchn);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		free_active_ring(map);
+		pvcalls_exit_sock(sock);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock(&bedata->socket_lock);
 	ret = get_request(bedata, &req_id);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		spin_unlock(&bedata->socket_lock);
-		free_active_ring(map);
-		pvcalls_exit_sock(sock);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	ret = create_active(map, &evtchn);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		spin_unlock(&bedata->socket_lock);
-		free_active_ring(map);
+		pvcalls_front_destroy_active(NULL, map);
 		pvcalls_exit_sock(sock);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -821,28 +828,27 @@ int pvcalls_front_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock, int flags)
 		pvcalls_exit_sock(sock);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	spin_lock(&bedata->socket_lock);
-	ret = get_request(bedata, &req_id);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		clear_bit(PVCALLS_FLAG_ACCEPT_INFLIGHT,
-			  (void *)&map->passive.flags);
-		spin_unlock(&bedata->socket_lock);
-		free_active_ring(map2);
-		kfree(map2);
-		pvcalls_exit_sock(sock);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	ret = create_active(map2, &evtchn);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		free_active_ring(map2);
 		kfree(map2);
 		clear_bit(PVCALLS_FLAG_ACCEPT_INFLIGHT,
 			  (void *)&map->passive.flags);
-		spin_unlock(&bedata->socket_lock);
 		pvcalls_exit_sock(sock);
 		return ret;
 	}
+
+	spin_lock(&bedata->socket_lock);
+	ret = get_request(bedata, &req_id);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		clear_bit(PVCALLS_FLAG_ACCEPT_INFLIGHT,
+			  (void *)&map->passive.flags);
+		spin_unlock(&bedata->socket_lock);
+		pvcalls_front_free_map(bedata, map2);
+		pvcalls_exit_sock(sock);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	list_add_tail(&map2->list, &bedata->socket_mappings);
 
 	req = RING_GET_REQUEST(&bedata->ring, req_id);