diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
index 854475c54f0e..049d128ae7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void __devexit tpm_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pci_dev, NULL);
 	misc_deregister(&chip->vendor->miscdev);
-	kfree(&chip->vendor->miscdev.name);
+	kfree(chip->vendor->miscdev.name);
 
 	sysfs_remove_group(&pci_dev->dev.kobj, chip->vendor->attr_group);