diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
index 567658727198..ded3aacb26cc 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
@@ -952,10 +952,10 @@ static int tlmi_analyze(void)
 			 * name string.
 			 * Try and pull that out if it's available.
 			 */
-			char *item, *optstart, *optend;
+			char *optitem, *optstart, *optend;
 
-			if (!tlmi_setting(setting->index, &item, LENOVO_BIOS_SETTING_GUID)) {
-				optstart = strstr(item, "[Optional:");
+			if (!tlmi_setting(setting->index, &optitem, LENOVO_BIOS_SETTING_GUID)) {
+				optstart = strstr(optitem, "[Optional:");
 				if (optstart) {
 					optstart += strlen("[Optional:");
 					optend = strstr(optstart, "]");
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ static int tlmi_analyze(void)
 							kstrndup(optstart, optend - optstart,
 									GFP_KERNEL);
 				}
+				kfree(optitem);
 			}
 		}
 		/*