diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
index 26b1d2a17ed2..9269f7fbd363 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static int vfc_debug(struct vfc_dev *dev, int cmd, void __user *argp)
 					buffer,inout.len);
 
 		if (copy_to_user(argp,&inout,sizeof(inout))) {
+			vfc_unlock_device(dev);
 			kfree(buffer);
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}