diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
index 4231f827b..7ffe653f6 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
@@ -3934,6 +3934,8 @@ qla24xx_free_purex_list(struct purex_list *list)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&list->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(item, next, &list->head, list) {
 		list_del(&item->list);
+		if (item == &item->vha->default_item)
+			continue;
 		kfree(item);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->lock, flags);