diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/msm-cpe-lsm.c b/sound/soc/msm/msm-cpe-lsm.c
index 2d431a018315..e6148c02c4eb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/msm-cpe-lsm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/msm-cpe-lsm.c
@@ -2647,12 +2647,15 @@ static int msm_cpe_lsm_ioctl_compat(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				u_event_status32.payload_size;
 			err = msm_cpe_lsm_ioctl_shared(substream,
 						       cmd, event_status);
-			if (err)
+			if (err) {
 				dev_err(rtd->dev,
 					"%s: %s failed, error = %d\n",
 					__func__,
 					"SNDRV_LSM_EVENT_STATUS_V3_32",
 					err);
+				kfree(event_status);
+				goto done;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (!err) {