diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index dea6fc2353e4..1ec06ef6d161 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -332,8 +332,10 @@ static inline struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *dapm_cnew_widget(
 	 */
 	if (_widget->sname) {
 		w->sname = kstrdup_const(_widget->sname, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!w->sname)
+		if (!w->sname) {
+			kfree(w);
 			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 	return w;
 }