diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index 80d74cce2a01..9858fae816f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -3090,6 +3090,7 @@ static int compat_insnlist(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
 	rc = do_insnlist_ioctl(dev, insns, insnlist32.n_insns, file);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
+	kfree(insns);
 	return rc;
 }