diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
index 5c6193536399..73195fe7871c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ static int device_authorization(struct hdpvr_device *dev)
 	hex_dump_to_buffer(response, 8, 16, 1, print_buf, 5*buf_size+1, 0);
 	v4l2_dbg(MSG_INFO, hdpvr_debug, &dev->v4l2_dev, " response: %s\n",
 		 print_buf);
+	kfree(print_buf);
 #endif
 
 	msleep(100);