diff --git a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
index 2f6d5002e43d..b405ee330af1 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
@@ -905,8 +905,10 @@ int fsl_mc_device_add(struct fsl_mc_obj_desc *obj_desc,
 
 error_cleanup_dev:
 	kfree(mc_dev->regions);
-	kfree(mc_bus);
-	kfree(mc_dev);
+	if (mc_bus)
+		kfree(mc_bus);
+	else
+		kfree(mc_dev);
 
 	return error;
 }