diff --git a/drivers/misc/qseecom.c b/drivers/misc/qseecom.c
index 3d346d85d45a..1653f7e1ae99 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/qseecom.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/qseecom.c
@@ -4432,6 +4432,7 @@ int qseecom_start_app(struct qseecom_handle **handle,
 		strlcpy(entry->app_name, app_name, MAX_APP_NAME_SIZE);
 		if (__qseecom_get_fw_size(app_name, &fw_size, &app_arch)) {
 			ret = -EIO;
+			kfree(entry);
 			goto err;
 		}
 		entry->app_arch = app_arch;