diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
index 079f459c73a5d45a9802da81caf403c1c4e43d35..2c5d3f5b84dd6ef1096f3289b8c86ebc49b0348b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
@@ -2208,10 +2208,12 @@ static int rocker_router_fib_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 
 			if (fen_info->fi->fib_nh_is_v6) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->extack, "IPv6 gateway with IPv4 route is not supported");
+				kfree(fib_work);
 				return notifier_from_errno(-EINVAL);
 			}
 			if (fen_info->fi->nh) {
 				NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->extack, "IPv4 route with nexthop objects is not supported");
+				kfree(fib_work);
 				return notifier_from_errno(-EINVAL);
 			}
 		}