diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 212ca2eee257..68561696f31b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static void fw_free_buf(struct firmware_buf *buf)
 {
 	struct firmware_cache *fwc = buf->fwc;
 	if (!fwc) {
+		kfree_const(buf->fw_id);
 		kfree(buf);
 		return;
 	}