diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mxs.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mxs.c
index afb50ee..4ba4636 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mxs.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
 free_group:
 	if (!purecfg)
-		free(group);
+		kfree(group);
 free:
 	kfree(new_map);
 	return ret;