diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/bcm2835_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/bcm2835_timer.c
index 2b196cbfadb6..b235f446ee50 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/bcm2835_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/bcm2835_timer.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int __init bcm2835_timer_init(struct device_node *node)
 	ret = setup_irq(irq, &timer->act);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Can't set up timer IRQ\n");
-		goto err_iounmap;
+		goto err_timer_free;
 	}
 
 	clockevents_config_and_register(&timer->evt, freq, 0xf, 0xffffffff);
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ static int __init bcm2835_timer_init(struct device_node *node)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_timer_free:
+	kfree(timer);
+
 err_iounmap:
 	iounmap(base);
 	return ret;