diff --git a/drivers/of/unittest.c b/drivers/of/unittest.c
index 4c7818276857..f238b7a3865d 100644
--- a/drivers/of/unittest.c
+++ b/drivers/of/unittest.c
@@ -3094,8 +3094,11 @@ static __init void of_unittest_overlay_high_level(void)
 				goto err_unlock;
 			}
 			if (__of_add_property(of_symbols, new_prop)) {
+				kfree(new_prop->name);
+				kfree(new_prop->value);
+				kfree(new_prop);
 				/* "name" auto-generated by unflatten */
-				if (!strcmp(new_prop->name, "name"))
+				if (!strcmp(prop->name, "name"))
 					continue;
 				unittest(0, "duplicate property '%s' in overlay_base node __symbols__",
 					 prop->name);