diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index b1b9bac4401611e0afa61322714e5f2b3ead8a68..d213cf44a7e45ef8ae692bf4a9e63d31088cae8b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ int usb_serial_register_drivers(struct usb_serial_driver *const serial_drivers[]
 
 	rc = usb_register(udriver);
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+		goto failed_usb_register;
 
 	for (sd = serial_drivers; *sd; ++sd) {
 		(*sd)->usb_driver = udriver;
@@ -1451,6 +1451,8 @@ int usb_serial_register_drivers(struct usb_serial_driver *const serial_drivers[]
 	while (sd-- > serial_drivers)
 		usb_serial_deregister(*sd);
 	usb_deregister(udriver);
+failed_usb_register:
+	kfree(udriver);
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_serial_register_drivers);