diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/memshare/msm_memshare.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/memshare/msm_memshare.c
index db8c87aba568..6d1badcf1afd 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/memshare/msm_memshare.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/memshare/msm_memshare.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /* Copyright (c) 2013-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -779,6 +780,7 @@ static void memshare_init_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		dev_err(memsh_drv->dev,
 			"memshare: Creating mem_share_svc qmi handle failed\n");
 		kfree(mem_share_svc_handle);
+		mem_share_svc_handle = NULL;
 		destroy_workqueue(mem_share_svc_workqueue);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -787,8 +789,11 @@ static void memshare_init_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		dev_err(memsh_drv->dev,
 			"memshare: Registering mem share svc failed %d\n", rc);
-		qmi_handle_release(mem_share_svc_handle);
-		kfree(mem_share_svc_handle);
+		if (mem_share_svc_handle) {
+			qmi_handle_release(mem_share_svc_handle);
+			kfree(mem_share_svc_handle);
+			mem_share_svc_handle = NULL;
+		}
 		destroy_workqueue(mem_share_svc_workqueue);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -971,8 +976,11 @@ static int memshare_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return 0;
 
 	flush_workqueue(mem_share_svc_workqueue);
-	qmi_handle_release(mem_share_svc_handle);
-	kfree(mem_share_svc_handle);
+	if (mem_share_svc_handle) {
+		qmi_handle_release(mem_share_svc_handle);
+		kfree(mem_share_svc_handle);
+		mem_share_svc_handle = NULL;
+	}
 	destroy_workqueue(mem_share_svc_workqueue);
 	return 0;
 }