diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
index 42b457030b03..0eb010a3f5bc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/inode.c
@@ -1614,6 +1614,7 @@ static int activate_ep_files (struct dev_data *dev)
 				data, &ep_config_operations,
 				&data->dentry);
 		if (!data->inode) {
+			usb_ep_free_request(ep, data->req);
 			kfree (data);
 			goto enomem;
 		}