diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c
index d3f3856e2dcc..6f8a75dc1ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ static long bcm_char_ioctl(struct file *filp, UINT cmd, ULONG arg)
 
 			BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter, DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0, "RDM Done On invalid Address : %x Access Denied.\n",
 					(int)sRdmBuffer.Register);
+
+			kfree(temp_buff);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}