diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/snvs_pwrkey.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/snvs_pwrkey.c
index 24a9f599082f7b690b05eba15d3619e5cd0aed74..7544888c47494ef96030be6990d58d0b8aa3f2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/snvs_pwrkey.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/snvs_pwrkey.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ static int imx_snvs_pwrkey_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	error = input_register_device(input);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register input device\n");
-		input_free_device(input);
 		return error;
 	}