diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index b03e7404212f..b863ebb9f6ec 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static void virtio_rpmsg_release_device(struct device *dev)
 	struct rpmsg_device *rpdev = to_rpmsg_device(dev);
 	struct virtio_rpmsg_channel *vch = to_virtio_rpmsg_channel(rpdev);
 
+	kfree(rpdev->driver_override);
 	kfree(vch);
 }