diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 64b464ca3bc55ff6aaa89678b5ee6227e1a04ba5..f219b2f7ee682c795bcf12ec2bea9b9855506b6f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -4136,6 +4136,7 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_routing(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			dev_err(card->dev,
 				"Property '%s' index %d could not be read: %d\n",
 				propname, 2 * i, ret);
+			kfree(routes);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		ret = of_property_read_string_index(np, propname,
@@ -4144,6 +4145,7 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_routing(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			dev_err(card->dev,
 				"Property '%s' index %d could not be read: %d\n",
 				propname, (2 * i) + 1, ret);
+			kfree(routes);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}