diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.c b/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.c
index 08d9a207259..c69d0b78774 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int dm_ulog_tfr_init(void)
 
 	r = cn_add_callback(&ulog_cn_id, "dmlogusr", cn_ulog_callback);
 	if (r) {
-		cn_del_callback(&ulog_cn_id);
+		kfree(prealloced_cn_msg);
 		return r;
 	}