diff --git a/sound/soc/imx/imx-pcm-fiq.c b/sound/soc/imx/imx-pcm-fiq.c
index 6b518e07eea9ce46d4f74a092e11bff816d9754b..b2bf27282cd2d10189419236f5463c97c95354b7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/imx/imx-pcm-fiq.c
+++ b/sound/soc/imx/imx-pcm-fiq.c
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ static int snd_imx_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	int ret;
 
 	iprtd = kzalloc(sizeof(*iprtd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (iprtd == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	runtime->private_data = iprtd;
 
 	iprtd->substream = substream;
@@ -202,8 +204,10 @@ static int snd_imx_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(substream->runtime,
 			SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kfree(iprtd);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &snd_imx_hardware);
 	return 0;