diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index 1fe2a93ad382..68668a22b9dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static ssize_t nsim_dev_take_snapshot_write(struct file *file,
 	err = devlink_region_snapshot_id_get(devlink, &id);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to get snapshot id\n");
+		kfree(dummy_data);
 		return err;
 	}
 	err = devlink_region_snapshot_create(nsim_dev->dummy_region,