diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
index 7773e6b860e7..6d7c41398216 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
@@ -613,8 +613,10 @@ static int acpi_button_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	input_set_drvdata(input, device);
 	error = input_register_device(input);
-	if (error)
+	if (error) {
+		input_free_device(input);
 		goto err_remove_fs;
+	}
 
 	switch (device->device_type) {
 	case ACPI_BUS_TYPE_POWER_BUTTON: