diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
index cb66fd79f1fac7e69583822e1087e08c83791548..70c04ffa573c7093a0c6dce66301ee5e993bc2c5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ static int __devexit ndfc_remove(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	struct ndfc_controller *ndfc = dev_get_drvdata(&ofdev->dev);
 
 	nand_release(&ndfc->mtd);
+	kfree(ndfc->mtd.name);
 
 	return 0;
 }