diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/vega10_smumgr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/vega10_smumgr.c
index 15e1afa2801810471735bcf8068fc1be711d99bc..219950882be9b294617cfd14b8fce195b3a514fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/vega10_smumgr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/vega10_smumgr.c
@@ -406,9 +406,8 @@ static int vega10_smu_init(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr)
 			&handle,
 			&mc_addr,
 			&kaddr);
-
 	if (ret)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto free_backend;
 
 	priv->smu_tables.entry[PPTABLE].version = 0x01;
 	priv->smu_tables.entry[PPTABLE].size = sizeof(PPTable_t);
@@ -511,6 +510,9 @@ static int vega10_smu_init(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr)
 	amdgpu_bo_free_kernel(&priv->smu_tables.entry[PPTABLE].handle,
 			&priv->smu_tables.entry[PPTABLE].mc_addr,
 			&priv->smu_tables.entry[PPTABLE].table);
+free_backend:
+	kfree(hwmgr->smu_backend);
+
 	return -EINVAL;
 }