diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_ring.c
index c21198d..a6b7c72 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_ring.c
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 	rx_array = kmalloc(4 * (st->indio_dev->scan_count), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (rx_array == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&st->us->dev, "memory alloc failed in ring bh");
+		kfree(data);
 		return;
 	}