diff --git a/drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_dsi.c b/drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_dsi.c
index 7b2677e80117..3f29f23114f3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_dsi.c
@@ -668,8 +668,10 @@ static ssize_t mdss_dsi_cmd_state_write(struct file *file,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	if (copy_from_user(input, p, count))
+	if (copy_from_user(input, p, count)) {
+		kfree(input);
 		return -EFAULT;
+	}
 	input[count-1] = '\0';
 
 	if (strnstr(input, "dsi_hs_mode", strlen("dsi_hs_mode")))