diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs_crc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs_crc.c
index 6a626c82e264..f6598c5a9a87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs_crc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs_crc.c
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ static ssize_t crc_control_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 		source[len - 1] = '\0';
 
 	ret = crtc->funcs->verify_crc_source(crtc, source, &values_cnt);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(source);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&crc->lock);