diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
index 1b430b36d0a6..71e7d10dd76b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
@@ -2039,6 +2039,9 @@ gadgetfs_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	return 0;
 
 Enomem:
+	kfree(CHIP);
+	CHIP = NULL;
+
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }