diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
index 293dbca50c316e..8a74f37d591237 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ static int vkms_create(struct vkms_config *config)
 
 static int __init vkms_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct vkms_config *config;
 
 	config = kmalloc(sizeof(*config), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -230,7 +231,11 @@ static int __init vkms_init(void)
 	config->writeback = enable_writeback;
 	config->overlay = enable_overlay;
 
-	return vkms_create(config);
+	ret = vkms_create(config);
+	if (ret)
+		kfree(config);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void vkms_destroy(struct vkms_config *config)