diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
index 5bbe7d9294c1..01bbd12a642a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
@@ -3570,6 +3570,7 @@ int idpf_vc_core_init(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
  */
 void idpf_vc_core_deinit(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	struct idpf_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	bool remove_in_prog;
 
 	if (!test_bit(IDPF_VC_CORE_INIT, adapter->flags))
@@ -3593,6 +3594,9 @@ void idpf_vc_core_deinit(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 
 	idpf_vport_params_buf_rel(adapter);
 
+	kfree(hw->lan_regs);
+	hw->lan_regs = NULL;
+
 	kfree(adapter->vports);
 	adapter->vports = NULL;