diff --git a/lib/test_firmware.c b/lib/test_firmware.c
index f978aebe60c5..2e5e18bbfd28 100644
--- a/lib/test_firmware.c
+++ b/lib/test_firmware.c
@@ -895,8 +895,11 @@ static int __init test_firmware_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	rc = __test_firmware_config_init();
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		kfree(test_fw_config);
+		pr_err("could not init firmware test config: %d\n", rc);
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = misc_register(&test_fw_misc_device);
 	if (rc) {