diff --git a/drivers/atm/firestream.c b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
index aad00d2b28f5..cc87004d5e2d 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/firestream.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
@@ -912,6 +912,7 @@ static int fs_open(struct atm_vcc *atm_vcc)
 			}
 			if (!to) {
 				printk ("No more free channels for FS50..\n");
+				kfree(vcc);
 				return -EBUSY;
 			}
 			vcc->channo = dev->channo;
@@ -922,6 +923,7 @@ static int fs_open(struct atm_vcc *atm_vcc)
 			if (((DO_DIRECTION(rxtp) && dev->atm_vccs[vcc->channo])) ||
 			    ( DO_DIRECTION(txtp) && test_bit (vcc->channo, dev->tx_inuse))) {
 				printk ("Channel is in use for FS155.\n");
+				kfree(vcc);
 				return -EBUSY;
 			}
 		}
@@ -935,6 +937,7 @@ static int fs_open(struct atm_vcc *atm_vcc)
 			    tc, sizeof (struct fs_transmit_config));
 		if (!tc) {
 			fs_dprintk (FS_DEBUG_OPEN, "fs: can't alloc transmit_config.\n");
+			kfree(vcc);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}