diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_bind.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_bind.c
index 6efadbfb3fe3..d361bb77ca00 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_bind.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_bind.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int hda_codec_driver_probe(struct device *dev)
 	if (patch) {
 		err = patch(codec);
 		if (err < 0)
-			goto error_module;
+			goto error_module_put;
 	}
 
 	err = snd_hda_codec_build_pcms(codec);
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ static int hda_codec_driver_probe(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 
  error_module:
+	if (codec->patch_ops.free)
+		codec->patch_ops.free(codec);
+ error_module_put:
 	module_put(owner);
 
  error: