diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16400_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16400_buffer.c
index 90c24a23c679..c0eb9dfd1c45 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16400_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16400_buffer.c
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ int adis16400_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	adis->buffer = kzalloc(burst_length + sizeof(u16), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!adis->buffer)
+	if (!adis->buffer) {
+		kfree(adis->xfer);
+		adis->xfer = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	tx = adis->buffer + burst_length;
 	tx[0] = ADIS_READ_REG(ADIS16400_GLOB_CMD);