diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index b8b85bf97288e8..191a55e760a0fd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6087,7 +6087,7 @@ struct ata_host *ata_host_alloc(struct device *dev, int max_ports)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (!devres_open_group(dev, NULL, GFP_KERNEL))
-		return NULL;
+		goto err_free;
 
 	dr = devres_alloc(ata_devres_release, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dr)
@@ -6119,6 +6119,8 @@ struct ata_host *ata_host_alloc(struct device *dev, int max_ports)
 
  err_out:
 	devres_release_group(dev, NULL);
+ err_free:
+	kfree(host);
 	return NULL;
 }