diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 8ec7a7041e84..8dbff2f6c3b8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -1360,10 +1360,12 @@ static struct sdma_desc *sdma_transfer_init(struct sdma_channel *sdmac,
 		sdma_config_ownership(sdmac, false, true, false);
 
 	if (sdma_load_context(sdmac))
-		goto err_desc_out;
+		goto err_bd_out;
 
 	return desc;
 
+err_bd_out:
+	sdma_free_bd(desc);
 err_desc_out:
 	kfree(desc);
 err_out: