diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index 5373f44b08c1..32f1ec55b48f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ struct gb_connection *gb_connection_create(struct gb_interface *interface,
 		gb_connection_hd_cport_id_free(connection);
 		gb_protocol_put(connection->protocol);
 		put_device(&connection->dev);
+		kfree(connection);
 		return NULL;
 	}