diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index 539dbdecd310e..4a000f6dd6fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -285,10 +285,8 @@ struct cpdma_ctlr *cpdma_ctlr_create(struct cpdma_params *params)
 					    ctlr->params.desc_hw_addr,
 					    ctlr->params.desc_mem_size,
 					    ctlr->params.desc_align);
-	if (!ctlr->pool) {
-		kfree(ctlr);
+	if (!ctlr->pool)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	if (WARN_ON(ctlr->num_chan > CPDMA_MAX_CHANNELS))
 		ctlr->num_chan = CPDMA_MAX_CHANNELS;