diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index 5319529..caa69c4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
 #include "skl.h"
 
@@ -520,6 +521,9 @@
 	struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus = pci_get_drvdata(pci);
 	struct skl *skl = ebus_to_skl(ebus);
 
+	if (skl->tplg)
+		release_firmware(skl->tplg);
+
 	if (pci_dev_run_wake(pci))
 		pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pci->dev);
 	pci_dev_put(pci);