diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
index e3c3e427309a..f73edaf6ce87 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethsw/ethsw.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ static int port_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		break;
 	default:
+		kfree(switchdev_work);
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	}