diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf_res.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf_res.c
index 4ac55fc2bf970..44d858ce4ce7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf_res.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf_res.c
@@ -209,8 +209,10 @@ int vmw_cmdbuf_res_add(struct vmw_cmdbuf_res_manager *man,
 
 	cres->hash.key = user_key | (res_type << 24);
 	ret = drm_ht_insert_item(&man->resources, &cres->hash);
-	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
+	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
+		kfree(cres);
 		goto out_invalid_key;
+	}
 
 	cres->state = VMW_CMDBUF_RES_ADD;
 	cres->res = vmw_resource_reference(res);