diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
index 906a7bfa448b..c760e38df981 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
@@ -603,8 +603,10 @@ static int acpi_button_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	input_set_drvdata(input, device);
 	error = input_register_device(input);
-	if (error)
+	if (error) {
+		input_free_device(input);
 		goto err_remove_fs;
+	}
 
 	switch (device->device_type) {
 	case ACPI_BUS_TYPE_POWER_BUTTON: