diff --git a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbehci/usb_request.cpp b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbehci/usb_request.cpp
index 51f691226e2..027d68e87b9 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbehci/usb_request.cpp
+++ b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbehci/usb_request.cpp
@@ -836,13 +836,14 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildControlTransferQueueHead(
     //
     // first allocate the queue head
     //
-    Status  = CreateQueueHead(&QueueHead);
+    Status = CreateQueueHead(&QueueHead);
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
         //
         // failed to allocate queue head
         //
-        return STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
+        DPRINT1("[EHCI] Failed to create queue head\n");
+        return Status;
     }
 
     //
@@ -856,11 +857,12 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildControlTransferQueueHead(
     Status = BuildSetupPacket();
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
-        //
-        // failed to allocate setup packet
-        //
-        ASSERT(FALSE);
-        return STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
+        // failed to create setup packet
+        DPRINT1("[EHCI] Failed to create setup packet\n");
+
+        // release queue head
+        m_DmaManager->Release(QueueHead, sizeof(QUEUE_HEAD));
+        return Status;
     }
 
     //
@@ -869,10 +871,17 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildControlTransferQueueHead(
     Status = CreateDescriptor(&SetupDescriptor);
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
-        //
-        // failed to allocate transfer descriptor
-        //
-        ASSERT(FALSE);
+        // failed to create setup transfer descriptor
+        DPRINT1("[EHCI] Failed to create setup descriptor\n");
+
+        if (m_DescriptorPacket)
+        {
+            // release packet descriptor
+            m_DmaManager->Release(m_DescriptorPacket, sizeof(USB_DEFAULT_PIPE_SETUP_PACKET));
+        }
+
+        // release queue head
+        m_DmaManager->Release(QueueHead, sizeof(QUEUE_HEAD));
         return Status;
     }
 
@@ -882,10 +891,20 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildControlTransferQueueHead(
     Status = CreateDescriptor(&StatusDescriptor);
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
-        //
-        // failed to allocate transfer descriptor
-        //
-        ASSERT(FALSE);
+        // failed to create status transfer descriptor
+        DPRINT1("[EHCI] Failed to create status descriptor\n");
+
+        // release setup transfer descriptor
+        m_DmaManager->Release(SetupDescriptor, sizeof(QUEUE_TRANSFER_DESCRIPTOR));
+
+        if (m_DescriptorPacket)
+        {
+            // release packet descriptor
+            m_DmaManager->Release(m_DescriptorPacket, sizeof(USB_DEFAULT_PIPE_SETUP_PACKET));
+        }
+
+        // release queue head
+        m_DmaManager->Release(QueueHead, sizeof(QUEUE_HEAD));
         return Status;
     }
 
@@ -928,11 +947,28 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildControlTransferQueueHead(
                                               &LastDescriptor,
                                               NULL,
                                               &DescriptorChainLength);
+        if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
+        {
+            // failed to create descriptor chain
+            DPRINT1("[EHCI] Failed to create status descriptor\n");
+
+            // release status transfer descriptor
+            m_DmaManager->Release(StatusDescriptor, sizeof(QUEUE_TRANSFER_DESCRIPTOR));
+
+            // release setup transfer descriptor
+            m_DmaManager->Release(SetupDescriptor, sizeof(QUEUE_TRANSFER_DESCRIPTOR));
+
+            if (m_DescriptorPacket)
+            {
+                // release packet descriptor
+                m_DmaManager->Release(m_DescriptorPacket, sizeof(USB_DEFAULT_PIPE_SETUP_PACKET));
+            }
+
+            // release queue head
+            m_DmaManager->Release(QueueHead, sizeof(QUEUE_HEAD));
+            return Status;
+        }
 
-        //
-        // FIXME handle errors
-        //
-        ASSERT(Status == STATUS_SUCCESS);
         if (m_TransferBufferLength != DescriptorChainLength)
         {
             DPRINT1("DescriptorChainLength %x\n", DescriptorChainLength);
@@ -1075,13 +1111,13 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildBulkInterruptTransferQueueHead(
     // Allocate the queue head
     //
     Status = CreateQueueHead(&QueueHead);
-
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
         //
-        // failed to allocate queue heads
+        // failed to allocate queue head
         //
-        return STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
+        DPRINT1("[EHCI] Failed to create queue head\n");
+        return Status;
     }
 
     //
@@ -1128,14 +1164,21 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildBulkInterruptTransferQueueHead(
                                           &LastDescriptor,
                                           &m_EndpointDescriptor->DataToggle,
                                           &ChainDescriptorLength);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
+    {
+        //
+        // failed to build transfer descriptor chain
+        //
+        DPRINT1("[EHCI] Failed to create descriptor chain\n");
+        m_DmaManager->Release(QueueHead, sizeof(QUEUE_HEAD));
+        return Status;
+    }
 
     //
     // move to next offset
     //
     m_TransferBufferLengthCompleted += ChainDescriptorLength;
 
-    ASSERT(Status == STATUS_SUCCESS);
-
     //
     // init queue head
     //
@@ -1228,7 +1271,6 @@ CUSBRequest::CreateQueueHead(
     // allocate queue head
     //
     Status = m_DmaManager->Allocate(sizeof(QUEUE_HEAD), (PVOID*)&QueueHead, &QueueHeadPhysicalAddress);
-
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
         //
diff --git a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbohci/usb_request.cpp b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbohci/usb_request.cpp
index 0983089761a..5d2359956c0 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbohci/usb_request.cpp
+++ b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbohci/usb_request.cpp
@@ -1288,6 +1288,14 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildBulkInterruptEndpoint(
                                           &FirstDescriptor,
                                           &LastDescriptor,
                                           &ChainDescriptorLength);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
+    {
+        //
+        // failed to build transfer descriptor chain
+        //
+        m_DmaManager->Release(EndpointDescriptor, sizeof(OHCI_ENDPOINT_DESCRIPTOR));
+        return Status;
+    }
 
     //
     // move to next offset
diff --git a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbuhci/usb_request.cpp b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbuhci/usb_request.cpp
index 3e631729cd0..db5ebcb0126 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbuhci/usb_request.cpp
+++ b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbuhci/usb_request.cpp
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildBulkInterruptTransferDescriptor(
     Status = BuildQueueHead(&QueueHead);
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
-        // failed to allocate descriptor
+        // failed to allocate queue head
         DPRINT1("[UHCI] Failed to create queue head\n");
         return Status;
     }
@@ -1040,6 +1040,15 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildBulkInterruptTransferDescriptor(
                                           &LastDescriptor,
                                           &ChainDescriptorLength,
                                            NULL);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
+    {
+        //
+        // failed to allocate descriptor
+        //
+        DPRINT1("[UHCI] Failed to create descriptor chain\n");
+        m_DmaManager->Release(QueueHead, sizeof(UHCI_QUEUE_HEAD));
+        return Status;
+    }
 
     // adjust buffer offset
     m_TransferBufferLengthCompleted += ChainDescriptorLength;
@@ -1076,7 +1085,7 @@ CUSBRequest::BuildControlTransferDescriptor(
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
         //
-        // failed to allocate descriptor
+        // failed to allocate queue head
         //
         DPRINT1("[UHCI] Failed to create queue head\n");
         return Status;