diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c
index 1c6062d240c8..4063fc1f435b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c
@@ -393,8 +393,10 @@ static void __init mxs_machine_init(void)
 
 	root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
 	ret = of_property_read_string(root, "model", &soc_dev_attr->machine);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(soc_dev_attr);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	soc_dev_attr->family = "Freescale MXS Family";
 	soc_dev_attr->soc_id = mxs_get_soc_id();