diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 115ad5dbc7c5..85a6da81723a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1478,8 +1478,7 @@ static struct class spi_master_class = {
  *
  * The caller is responsible for assigning the bus number and initializing
  * the master's methods before calling spi_register_master(); and (after errors
- * adding the device) calling spi_master_put() and kfree() to prevent a memory
- * leak.
+ * adding the device) calling spi_master_put() to prevent a memory leak.
  */
 struct spi_master *spi_alloc_master(struct device *dev, unsigned size)
 {