diff --git a/drivers/dma/edma.c b/drivers/dma/edma.c
index 134fa96de1b3..10b577fcf48d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/edma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/edma.c
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *edma_prep_slave_sg(
 			ccnt = sg_dma_len(sg) / (acnt * bcnt);
 			if (ccnt > (SZ_64K - 1)) {
 				dev_err(dev, "Exceeded max SG segment size\n");
+				kfree(edesc);
 				return NULL;
 			}
 			cidx = acnt * bcnt;