diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c
index b5a7f246d230..a1915551c69a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_gnss.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ ice_gnss_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int count)
 	/* Send the data out to a hardware port */
 	write_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(*write_buf), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!write_buf) {
+		kfree(cmd_buf);
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto exit;
 	}