diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
index 1f39c9cd1aee..a7ccaaad5281 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ topology_error:
 	kfree(topology);
 base_error:
 	gbcodec->mgmt_connection = NULL;
+	gbaudio_free_codec(dev, gbcodec);
 	return ret;
 }