diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 91f2d9219489..980eb7c60952 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -2965,8 +2965,11 @@ static int __ipmi_bmc_register(struct ipmi_smi *intf,
 		bmc->pdev.name = "ipmi_bmc";
 
 		rv = ida_simple_get(&ipmi_bmc_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (rv < 0)
+		if (rv < 0) {
+			kfree(bmc);
 			goto out;
+		}
+
 		bmc->pdev.dev.driver = &ipmidriver.driver;
 		bmc->pdev.id = rv;
 		bmc->pdev.dev.release = release_bmc_device;