diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index c8d4010940ef..3566fd291399 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@ out_kfree_type:
 out_ida_remove:
 	ida_simple_remove(&thermal_cdev_ida, cdev->id);
 out_kfree_cdev:
+	kfree(cdev);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }