diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
index 840802943dc0..1cd32603259f 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ int rio_request_inb_mbox(struct rio_mport *mport,
 		mport->inb_msg[mbox].mcback = minb;
 
 		rc = mport->ops->open_inb_mbox(mport, dev_id, mbox, entries);
+		if (rc) {
+			mport->inb_msg[mbox].mcback = NULL;
+			mport->inb_msg[mbox].res = NULL;
+			release_resource(res);
+			kfree(res);
+		}
 	} else
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -285,13 +291,22 @@ int rio_request_inb_mbox(struct rio_mport *mport,
  */
 int rio_release_inb_mbox(struct rio_mport *mport, int mbox)
 {
-	if (mport->ops->close_inb_mbox) {
-		mport->ops->close_inb_mbox(mport, mbox);
+	int rc;
 
-		/* Release the mailbox resource */
-		return release_resource(mport->inb_msg[mbox].res);
-	} else
-		return -ENOSYS;
+	if (!mport->ops->close_inb_mbox || !mport->inb_msg[mbox].res)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mport->ops->close_inb_mbox(mport, mbox);
+	mport->inb_msg[mbox].mcback = NULL;
+
+	rc = release_resource(mport->inb_msg[mbox].res);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	kfree(mport->inb_msg[mbox].res);
+	mport->inb_msg[mbox].res = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -336,6 +351,12 @@ int rio_request_outb_mbox(struct rio_mport *mport,
 		mport->outb_msg[mbox].mcback = moutb;
 
 		rc = mport->ops->open_outb_mbox(mport, dev_id, mbox, entries);
+		if (rc) {
+			mport->outb_msg[mbox].mcback = NULL;
+			mport->outb_msg[mbox].res = NULL;
+			release_resource(res);
+			kfree(res);
+		}
 	} else
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -353,13 +374,22 @@ int rio_request_outb_mbox(struct rio_mport *mport,
  */
 int rio_release_outb_mbox(struct rio_mport *mport, int mbox)
 {
-	if (mport->ops->close_outb_mbox) {
-		mport->ops->close_outb_mbox(mport, mbox);
+	int rc;
 
-		/* Release the mailbox resource */
-		return release_resource(mport->outb_msg[mbox].res);
-	} else
-		return -ENOSYS;
+	if (!mport->ops->close_outb_mbox || !mport->outb_msg[mbox].res)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mport->ops->close_outb_mbox(mport, mbox);
+	mport->outb_msg[mbox].mcback = NULL;
+
+	rc = release_resource(mport->outb_msg[mbox].res);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	kfree(mport->outb_msg[mbox].res);
+	mport->outb_msg[mbox].res = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**