diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
index 8a2e9771bb50ee..2cfca78f0401f5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
@@ -1401,12 +1401,12 @@ static int wm_adsp_buffer_populate(struct wm_adsp_compr_buf *buf)
 		ret = wm_adsp_buffer_read(buf, caps->region_defs[i].base_offset,
 					  &region->base_addr);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto err;
 
 		ret = wm_adsp_buffer_read(buf, caps->region_defs[i].size_offset,
 					  &offset);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto err;
 
 		region->cumulative_size = offset;
 
@@ -1417,6 +1417,10 @@ static int wm_adsp_buffer_populate(struct wm_adsp_compr_buf *buf)
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	kfree(buf->regions);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void wm_adsp_buffer_clear(struct wm_adsp_compr_buf *buf)