diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
index 3f4148c92308..0f538b8c3a07 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
@@ -925,6 +925,8 @@ static void __gb_lights_led_unregister(struct gb_channel *channel)
 		return;
 
 	led_classdev_unregister(cdev);
+	kfree(cdev->name);
+	cdev->name = NULL;
 	channel->led = NULL;
 }