diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
index a7854c8fc523..ffea427aeca8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ int skl_tplg_init(struct snd_soc_platform *platform, struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus)
 	 */
 	ret = snd_soc_tplg_component_load(&platform->component,
 					&skl_tplg_ops, fw, 0);
+	release_firmware(fw);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "tplg component load failed%d\n", ret);
 		return -EINVAL;