diff --git a/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qusb2.c b/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qusb2.c
index bf94a52d3087..946e9b05f0ae 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qusb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qusb2.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static void qusb2_phy_set_tune2_param(struct qusb2_phy *qphy)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &qphy->phy->dev;
 	const struct qusb2_phy_cfg *cfg = qphy->cfg;
-	u8 *val;
+	u8 *val, hstx_trim;
 
 	/* efuse register is optional */
 	if (!qphy->cell)
@@ -446,7 +446,13 @@ static void qusb2_phy_set_tune2_param(struct qusb2_phy *qphy)
 	 * set while configuring the phy.
 	 */
 	val = nvmem_cell_read(qphy->cell, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(val) || !val[0]) {
+	if (IS_ERR(val)) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "failed to read a valid hs-tx trim value\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	hstx_trim = val[0];
+	kfree(val);
+	if (!hstx_trim) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "failed to read a valid hs-tx trim value\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -454,12 +460,10 @@ static void qusb2_phy_set_tune2_param(struct qusb2_phy *qphy)
 	/* Fused TUNE1/2 value is the higher nibble only */
 	if (cfg->update_tune1_with_efuse)
 		qusb2_write_mask(qphy->base, cfg->regs[QUSB2PHY_PORT_TUNE1],
-				 val[0] << HSTX_TRIM_SHIFT,
-				 HSTX_TRIM_MASK);
+				 hstx_trim << HSTX_TRIM_SHIFT, HSTX_TRIM_MASK);
 	else
 		qusb2_write_mask(qphy->base, cfg->regs[QUSB2PHY_PORT_TUNE2],
-				 val[0] << HSTX_TRIM_SHIFT,
-				 HSTX_TRIM_MASK);
+				 hstx_trim << HSTX_TRIM_SHIFT, HSTX_TRIM_MASK);
 }
 
 static int qusb2_phy_set_mode(struct phy *phy,