diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
index 64bf91ab0fb0..5d238d3e907b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ struct gb_interface *gb_interface_create(struct greybus_host_device *hd,
 
 free_intf:
 	put_device(&intf->dev);
-	kfree(intf);
 put_module:
 	put_device(&module->dev);
 	return NULL;