diff --git a/drivers/of/unittest.c b/drivers/of/unittest.c
index 480a21e2ed39..92e895d86458 100644
--- a/drivers/of/unittest.c
+++ b/drivers/of/unittest.c
@@ -1207,6 +1207,7 @@ static int __init unittest_data_add(void)
 	of_fdt_unflatten_tree(unittest_data, NULL, &unittest_data_node);
 	if (!unittest_data_node) {
 		pr_warn("%s: No tree to attach; not running tests\n", __func__);
+		kfree(unittest_data);
 		return -ENODATA;
 	}