diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
index efe8f6388906..4af5709f8317 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
@@ -1397,8 +1397,10 @@ static int asus_laptop_get_info(struct asus_laptop *asus)
 		}
 	}
 	asus->name = kstrdup(string, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!asus->name)
+	if (!asus->name) {
+		kfree(buffer.pointer);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	if (*string)
 		pr_notice("  %s model detected\n", string);