diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
index 94409e329a9a..4e8db659c0d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ static int octep_request_irqs(struct octep_device *oct)
 		--i;
 		free_irq(oct->msix_entries[i].vector, oct);
 	}
+	kfree(oct->non_ioq_irq_names);
+	oct->non_ioq_irq_names = NULL;
 alloc_err:
 	return -1;
 }