diff --git a/drivers/firmware/imx/imx-scu.c b/drivers/firmware/imx/imx-scu.c
index d02c00d0d5b5..2ab048222fe9 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/imx/imx-scu.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/imx/imx-scu.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static int imx_scu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
 				dev_err(dev, "Failed to request mbox chan %s ret %d\n",
 					chan_name, ret);
+			kfree(chan_name);
 			return ret;
 		}