diff --git a/drivers/platform/tegra/nvadsp/adspff.c b/drivers/platform/tegra/nvadsp/adspff.c
index bf9148c9..7d971788 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/tegra/nvadsp/adspff.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/tegra/nvadsp/adspff.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ void adspff_fwrite(void)
 				(msgq_message_t *)&message);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("fwrite Dequeue failed %d.", ret);
+		kfree(msg_recv);
 		return;
 	}