diff --git a/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c b/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
index 315a933..7de66c0 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@
 	if (!iprop) {
 		iprop = of_get_property(np, "device-id", NULL);
 		if (!iprop) {
+			kfree(qe_port);
 			dev_err(&ofdev->dev, "UCC is unspecified in "
 				"device tree\n");
 			return -EINVAL;