diff --git a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
index bcfd700829a1..36644bff379d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ static void gameport_queue_event(void *object, struct module *owner,
 	if ((event = kmalloc(sizeof(struct gameport_event), GFP_ATOMIC))) {
 		if (!try_module_get(owner)) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "gameport: Can't get module reference, dropping event %d\n", event_type);
+			kfree(event);
 			goto out;
 		}