diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
index 413ab6313bb6..d696d548c23a 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ error:
 	if (oxfw->has_output)
 		snd_oxfw_stream_destroy_simplex(oxfw, &oxfw->tx_stream);
 	snd_card_free(oxfw->card);
+	kfree(oxfw->spec);
+	oxfw->spec = NULL;
 	dev_info(&oxfw->unit->device,
 		 "Sound card registration failed: %d\n", err);
 }