diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
index 6ab9f0384d8..79446262812 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ static int regcache_hw_init(struct regmap *map)
 
 	map->reg_defaults = kmalloc(count * sizeof(struct reg_default),
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!map->reg_defaults)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!map->reg_defaults) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free;
+	}
 
 	/* fill the reg_defaults */
 	map->num_reg_defaults = count;
@@ -77,6 +79,12 @@ static int regcache_hw_init(struct regmap *map)
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_free:
+	if (map->cache_free)
+		kfree(map->reg_defaults_raw);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int regcache_init(struct regmap *map)