diff --git a/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c b/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
index 190e4a6186ef..f64b82824db2 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/olpc/olpc-ec.c
@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ static int olpc_ec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 								&config);
 	if (IS_ERR(ec->dcon_rdev)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register DCON regulator\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(ec->dcon_rdev);
+		err = PTR_ERR(ec->dcon_rdev);
+		kfree(ec);
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	ec->dbgfs_dir = olpc_ec_setup_debugfs();