1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
index bd577387800..9c587bdfe3f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 
         size = acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(node);
         if (!size) {
-                return (NULL);
+                return_PTR(NULL);
         }
 
         /* Allocate a buffer to be returned to caller */
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 
         status = acpi_ns_build_external_path(node, size, name_buffer);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return (NULL);
+                ACPI_FREE(name_buffer);
+                return_PTR(NULL);
         }
 
         return_PTR(name_buffer);