diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
index 92f843eaf1e0..7a30952b463d 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
@@ -135,8 +135,10 @@ scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent, int protocol)
 		return NULL;
 
 	id = ida_simple_get(&scmi_bus_id, 1, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (id < 0)
-		goto free_mem;
+	if (id < 0) {
+		kfree(scmi_dev);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	scmi_dev->id = id;
 	scmi_dev->protocol_id = protocol;
@@ -154,8 +156,6 @@ scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent, int protocol)
 put_dev:
 	put_device(&scmi_dev->dev);
 	ida_simple_remove(&scmi_bus_id, id);
-free_mem:
-	kfree(scmi_dev);
 	return NULL;
 }