diff --git a/drivers/mfd/88pm860x-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/88pm860x-i2c.c
index 630f1b545fc4..f93dd9571c3c 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/88pm860x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/88pm860x-i2c.c
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ static int __devinit pm860x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		ret = PTR_ERR(chip->regmap);
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "Failed to allocate register map: %d\n",
 				ret);
+		kfree(chip);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	chip->client = client;