diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 697eda36b86a5..d86e3252f3000 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1936,6 +1936,7 @@ __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int *ret)
 			ring_buffer_read_finish(iter->buffer_iter[cpu]);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
+	kfree(iter);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }