1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
index e3c4bbfaae27..f0c11138e610 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ static void wm8940_unregister(struct wm8940_priv *wm8940)
 static int wm8940_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
                             const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
+        int ret;
         struct wm8940_priv *wm8940;
         struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 
@@ -858,7 +859,11 @@ static int wm8940_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
         codec->control_data = i2c;
         codec->dev = &i2c->dev;
 
-        return wm8940_register(wm8940, SND_SOC_I2C);
+        ret = wm8940_register(wm8940, SND_SOC_I2C);
+        if (ret < 0)
+                kfree(wm8940);
+
+        return ret;
 }
 
 static int __devexit wm8940_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)