diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index e36620272715..da21ae951826 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -337,8 +337,10 @@ static long vhost_set_memory(struct vhost_dev *d, struct vhost_memory __user *m)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (!memory_access_ok(d, newmem, vhost_has_feature(d, VHOST_F_LOG_ALL)))
+	if (!memory_access_ok(d, newmem, vhost_has_feature(d, VHOST_F_LOG_ALL))) {
+		kfree(newmem);
 		return -EFAULT;
+	}
 	oldmem = d->memory;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(d->memory, newmem);
 	synchronize_rcu();