1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 3abb3903f2ad..a5f53de813d3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1610,8 +1610,7 @@ static struct class spi_master_class = {
  *
  * The caller is responsible for assigning the bus number and initializing
  * the master's methods before calling spi_register_master(); and (after errors
- * adding the device) calling spi_master_put() and kfree() to prevent a memory
- * leak.
+ * adding the device) calling spi_master_put() to prevent a memory leak.
  */
 struct spi_master *spi_alloc_master(struct device *dev, unsigned size)
 {