diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netswift/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netswift/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
index 55f98a55f4b6fd515a8027efc1e9368a318de543..929f03c421323631e5679940316fdd5785bda6f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netswift/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netswift/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
@@ -6925,6 +6925,7 @@ s32 txgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum(struct txgbe_hw *hw)
 						     eeprom_ptrs);
 		if (status) {
 			DEBUGOUT("Failed to read EEPROM image\n");
+			kvfree(eeprom_ptrs);
 			return status;
 		}
 		local_buffer = eeprom_ptrs;