diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
index 121de3e04af2..206ddcaa5c67 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
 	ret = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Error passing over kexec measurement buffer.\n");
+		vfree(kexec_buffer);
 		return;
 	}