diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/meson_saradc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/meson_saradc.c
index 23991a3612bd..000e39ca5c62 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/meson_saradc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/meson_saradc.c
@@ -817,9 +817,11 @@ static int meson_sar_adc_temp_sensor_init(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	}
 
 	priv->tsc_regmap = syscon_regmap_lookup_by_phandle(dev->of_node, "amlogic,hhi-sysctrl");
-	if (IS_ERR(priv->tsc_regmap))
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->tsc_regmap)) {
+		kfree(buf);
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(priv->tsc_regmap),
 				     "failed to get amlogic,hhi-sysctrl regmap\n");
+	}
 
 	trimming_bits = priv->param->temperature_trimming_bits;
 	trimming_mask = BIT(trimming_bits) - 1;