diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
index 48c13c949724..170d6f3e4221 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
@@ -4145,8 +4145,10 @@ static int dgap_tty_register_ports(struct board_t *brd)
 
 	brd->printer_ports = kcalloc(brd->nasync, sizeof(*brd->printer_ports),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!brd->printer_ports)
+	if (!brd->printer_ports) {
+		kfree(brd->serial_ports);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < brd->nasync; i++) {
 		tty_port_init(&brd->serial_ports[i]);