diff --git a/drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c b/drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c
index 82acfbd017798054fe5f7cfe9995f20cfbaa75a9..3e2b5379bc05fdde5373359ab6127804ccd2f5fc 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/i7core_edac.c
@@ -1856,7 +1856,8 @@ static int i7core_register_mci(struct i7core_dev *i7core_dev,
 	}
 
 fail:
-	edac_mc_free(mci);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		edac_mc_free(mci);
 	return rc;
 }