diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index fb5c9701b1fb..4e9b0ff79b13 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -939,8 +939,10 @@ int __uio_register_device(struct module *owner,
 	atomic_set(&idev->event, 0);
 
 	ret = uio_get_minor(idev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(idev);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	idev->dev.devt = MKDEV(uio_major, idev->minor);
 	idev->dev.class = &uio_class;