diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
index 1099b5d1262be6cdfb66e1dc5a7ffddacc884aa9..a418c3c7001c0220dc5276147581c23a2f30938d 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
@@ -1375,8 +1375,16 @@ int sdw_stream_add_slave(struct sdw_slave *slave,
 	}
 
 	ret = sdw_config_stream(&slave->dev, stream, stream_config, true);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		/*
+		 * sdw_release_master_stream will release s_rt in slave_rt_list in
+		 * stream_error case, but s_rt is only added to slave_rt_list
+		 * when sdw_config_stream is successful, so free s_rt explicitly
+		 * when sdw_config_stream is failed.
+		 */
+		kfree(s_rt);
 		goto stream_error;
+	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&s_rt->m_rt_node, &m_rt->slave_rt_list);