diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
index 5c186e0a39b9..812b2948b6c6 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
@@ -2719,6 +2719,7 @@ static struct cxl_pmem_region *cxl_pmem_region_alloc(struct cxl_region *cxlr)
 		if (i == 0) {
 			cxl_nvb = cxl_find_nvdimm_bridge(cxlmd);
 			if (!cxl_nvb) {
+				kfree(cxlr_pmem);
 				cxlr_pmem = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 				goto out;
 			}