diff --git a/drivers/video/bfin-lq035q1-fb.c b/drivers/video/bfin-lq035q1-fb.c
index c8e1f04941bd..23b6c4b62c78 100644
--- a/drivers/video/bfin-lq035q1-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/bfin-lq035q1-fb.c
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@ static int __devinit lq035q1_spidev_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	ret = lq035q1_control(spi, LQ035_SHUT_CTL, LQ035_ON);
 	ret |= lq035q1_control(spi, LQ035_DRIVER_OUTPUT_CTL, ctl->mode);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(ctl);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, ctl);