diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
index cb02e9ecd8e7..de0f3c2c9f6f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
@@ -2045,6 +2045,9 @@ gadgetfs_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *opts, int silent)
 	return 0;
 
 Enomem:
+	kfree(CHIP);
+	CHIP = NULL;
+
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }