diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-kryo.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-kryo.c
index d049fe4b80c4..74b9b93d511b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-kryo.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-kryo.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ static int qcom_cpufreq_kryo_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	speedbin = nvmem_cell_read(speedbin_nvmem, &len);
 	nvmem_cell_put(speedbin_nvmem);
+	if (IS_ERR(speedbin))
+		return PTR_ERR(speedbin);
 
 	switch (msm8996_version) {
 	case MSM8996_V3:
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ static int qcom_cpufreq_kryo_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		BUG();
 		break;
 	}
+	kfree(speedbin);
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);