diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
index 188e77c59885..d4d360d19eba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ struct drm_bridge *msm_dp_bridge_init(struct msm_dp *dp_display, struct drm_devi
 	rc = drm_bridge_attach(encoder, bridge, NULL, DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR);
 	if (rc) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to attach bridge, rc=%d\n", rc);
-		kfree(dp_bridge);
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}