diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
index 8da39a9c5569..0b4467e378e5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static int papr_scm_nvdimm_init(struct papr_scm_priv *p)
 	p->bus = nvdimm_bus_register(NULL, &p->bus_desc);
 	if (!p->bus) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error creating nvdimm bus %pOF\n", p->dn);
+		kfree(p->bus_desc.provider_name);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ static int papr_scm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	nvdimm_bus_unregister(p->bus);
 	drc_pmem_unbind(p);
+	kfree(p->bus_desc.provider_name);
 	kfree(p);
 
 	return 0;