diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
index 934515959ebf..b8c933ee13a0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ static struct ap_queue_status vfio_ap_irq_enable(struct vfio_ap_queue *q,
 		VFIO_AP_DBF_WARN("%s: gisc registration failed: nisc=%d, isc=%d, apqn=%#04x\n",
 				 __func__, nisc, isc, q->apqn);
 
+		vfio_unpin_pages(&q->matrix_mdev->vdev, nib, 1);
 		status.response_code = AP_RESPONSE_INVALID_GISA;
 		return status;
 	}