diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-wmi.c
index ccccce9b67ef..0ebcf412f6ca 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-wmi.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static int run_smbios_call(struct wmi_device *wdev)
 		if (obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)
 			dev_dbg(&wdev->dev, "SMBIOS call failed: %llu\n",
 				obj->integer.value);
+		kfree(output.pointer);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	memcpy(&priv->buf->std, obj->buffer.pointer, obj->buffer.length);