diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index bf31a01..9a6537f 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 {
 	va_list args;
 	char *name;
+	int ret;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, args);
@@ -141,7 +142,9 @@
 	if (!name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return kobject_add(kobj, &drv->p->kobj, "%s", name);
+	ret = kobject_add(kobj, &drv->p->kobj, "%s", name);
+	kfree(name);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(driver_add_kobj);