diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 2879b5267dfb..c207f15dc7d1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -2086,6 +2086,11 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 		new_smi->io.io_cleanup = NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (rv && new_smi->si_sm) {
+		kfree(new_smi->si_sm);
+		new_smi->si_sm = NULL;
+	}
+
 	return rv;
 }