diff --git a/fs/proc/etmem_scan.c b/fs/proc/etmem_scan.c
index 76616be2575311c5c534dfaf399903dbaba3b23b..7132de809f0997528cc43def1697cefd23a34d86 100644
--- a/fs/proc/etmem_scan.c
+++ b/fs/proc/etmem_scan.c
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ static ssize_t vm_idle_read(struct file *file, char *buf,
 	ret = pic->bytes_copied;
 	*ppos = pic->next_hva;
 out_kvm:
+	kfree(pic);
 	return ret;
 
 }