diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
index b0b96ab31954..6f4811263557 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
@@ -1579,6 +1579,7 @@ struct ion_device *ion_device_create(long (*custom_ioctl)
 	ret = misc_register(&idev->dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("ion: failed to register misc device.\n");
+		kfree(idev);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}