diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
index e85832d319d0270231aa5aadef1c424a555832ea..b3a0edbf149e3cce93ed1af462ca011808c1bee8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/fsl_elbc_nand.c
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ static int fsl_elbc_chip_init(int devnum, u8 *addr)
 	if (priv->bank >= MAX_BANKS) {
 		printf("fsl_elbc_nand: address did not match any "
 		       "chip selects\n");
+		kfree(priv);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}