1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index 6793965b7c8b..b7c9a3261dc4 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static ssize_t efivarfs_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
         unsigned long datasize = 0;
         u32 attributes;
         void *data;
-        ssize_t size;
+        ssize_t size = 0;
 
         status = efivars->ops->get_variable(var->var.VariableName,
                                             &var->var.VendorGuid,
@@ -784,13 +784,13 @@ static ssize_t efivarfs_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
                                             &var->var.VendorGuid,
                                             &attributes, &datasize,
                                             (data + 4));
-
         if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
-                return 0;
+                goto out_free;
 
         memcpy(data, &attributes, 4);
         size = simple_read_from_buffer(userbuf, count, ppos,
                                         data, datasize + 4);
+out_free:
         kfree(data);
 
         return size;