diff --git a/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c b/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
index 4b8978b254f9..dba315f675bc 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ static int rpi_firmware_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		int ret = PTR_ERR(fw->chan);
 		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to get mbox channel: %d\n", ret);
+		kfree(fw);
 		return ret;
 	}