diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
index 97a8982740a6..3d1cd5fa4904 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.c
@@ -987,8 +987,10 @@ struct dvb_frontend *helene_attach_s(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 
-	if (helene_x_pon(priv) != 0)
+	if (helene_x_pon(priv) != 0) {
+		kfree(priv);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);
@@ -1021,8 +1023,10 @@ struct dvb_frontend *helene_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 
-	if (helene_x_pon(priv) != 0)
+	if (helene_x_pon(priv) != 0) {
+		kfree(priv);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
 		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);