diff --git a/drivers/dma/edma.c b/drivers/dma/edma.c
index 3519111c566b..134fa96de1b3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/edma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/edma.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *edma_prep_slave_sg(
 				edma_alloc_slot(EDMA_CTLR(echan->ch_num),
 						EDMA_SLOT_ANY);
 			if (echan->slot[i] < 0) {
+				kfree(edesc);
 				dev_err(dev, "Failed to allocate slot\n");
 				kfree(edesc);
 				return NULL;