diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/battery-gb.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/battery-gb.c
index 03c16f7a5301..fd2b86e5579c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/battery-gb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/battery-gb.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static int battery_operation(struct gb_battery *gb, int type,
 	}
 out:
 	gb_operation_destroy(operation);
+	kfree(local_response);
 
 	return ret;
 }