diff --git a/drivers/soc/xilinx/xlnx_event_manager.c b/drivers/soc/xilinx/xlnx_event_manager.c
index 098a2ecfd5c689c30884429b5fb451d48b86121d..8f6a2614d8eb413b4437bb04935c4c639c627efa 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/xilinx/xlnx_event_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/xilinx/xlnx_event_manager.c
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ static int xlnx_add_cb_for_suspend(event_cb_func_t cb_fun, void *data)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&eve_data->cb_list_head);
 
 	cb_data = kmalloc(sizeof(*cb_data), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cb_data)
+	if (!cb_data) {
+		kfree(eve_data);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	cb_data->eve_cb = cb_fun;
 	cb_data->agent_data = data;