diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index b3be0d432a75..3d93e33b3485 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -2184,6 +2184,8 @@ static int parse_audio_selector_unit(struct mixer_build *state, int unitid,
 	kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&mixer_selectunit_ctl, cval);
 	if (! kctl) {
 		usb_audio_err(state->chip, "cannot malloc kcontrol\n");
+		for (i = 0; i < desc->bNrInPins; i++)
+			kfree(namelist[i]);
 		kfree(namelist);
 		kfree(cval);
 		return -ENOMEM;