diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index 4a000f6dd6fc35d274f585a8536bd325666fdcb2..32dc28964d2ac56fe106d5939b8eec6dd320dbd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ int cpdma_chan_destroy(struct cpdma_chan *chan)
 		cpdma_chan_stop(chan);
 	ctlr->channels[chan->chan_num] = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->lock, flags);
-	kfree(chan);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpdma_chan_destroy);