diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-max7300.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-max7300.c
index 4b6b9a0..40ab6df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-max7300.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-max7300.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	ts = kzalloc(sizeof(struct max7301), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ts = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(struct max7301), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ts)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 	ts->dev = &client->dev;
 
 	ret = __max730x_probe(ts);
-	if (ret)
-		kfree(ts);
 	return ret;
 }