diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c
index d7ac0307797fd..34c0d2ddf9ef6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c
@@ -803,8 +803,10 @@ int nfp_cpp_area_cache_add(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, size_t size)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	cache = kzalloc(sizeof(*cache), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cache)
+	if (!cache) {
+		nfp_cpp_area_free(area);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	cache->id = 0;
 	cache->addr = 0;