diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
index fa18cf374470..faa77f543a07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
@@ -1151,8 +1151,10 @@ tda998x_encoder_init(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	priv->current_page = 0xff;
 	priv->cec = i2c_new_dummy(client->adapter, 0x34);
-	if (!priv->cec)
+	if (!priv->cec) {
+		kfree(priv);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	priv->dpms = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;
 
 	encoder_slave->slave_priv = priv;