diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c b/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
index d8a5db11b7ea1f3b3fec471b2cca1e11a84d6d1e..bffd4d15145d95841c006535c216a24e5383cb6e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ static int qce_ahash_register_one(const struct qce_ahash_def *def,
 
 	ret = crypto_register_ahash(alg);
 	if (ret) {
-		kfree(tmpl);
 		dev_err(qce->dev, "%s registration failed\n", base->cra_name);
+		kfree(tmpl);
 		return ret;
 	}