diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
index 8dffd8a7e762..9f01427f35f9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
@@ -924,6 +924,8 @@ static void __gb_lights_led_unregister(struct gb_channel *channel)
 		return;
 
 	led_classdev_unregister(cdev);
+	kfree(cdev->name);
+	cdev->name = NULL;
 	channel->led = NULL;
 }