diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-alsa-main.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-alsa-main.c
index d50d69da387b5d0ea30fb6be335c7fb23523e55b..a1e6c2a32478225ef0860f61ea1688f723ab2443 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-alsa-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-alsa-main.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ static int snd_cx18_init(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev)
 err_exit_free:
 	if (sc != NULL)
 		snd_card_free(sc);
+	kfree(cxsc);
 err_exit:
 	return ret;
 }