diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
index 7f67e460f7f4..24dae5440c03 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
@@ -604,8 +604,10 @@ static int rtlbt_parse_firmware_v2(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		len += entry->len;
 	}
 
-	if (!len)
+	if (!len) {
+		kvfree(ptr);
 		return -EPERM;
+	}
 
 	*_buf = ptr;
 	return len;