diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
index ee07d0718bf1..66fd517c4816 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ 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;
 	}
 
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ 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;