diff --git a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c
index 22ba2145703504ce1c34af1ef59ddf3eea6d12d7..aa2dbed30fc36aef68c81a7d16b355034f0a677d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c
@@ -816,9 +816,9 @@ static int load_fw_from_host(struct ishtp_cl_data *client_data)
 		goto end_err_fw_release;
 
 	release_firmware(fw);
-	kfree(filename);
 	dev_info(cl_data_to_dev(client_data), "ISH firmware %s loaded\n",
 		 filename);
+	kfree(filename);
 	return 0;
 
 end_err_fw_release: