diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index daac53168dba..c2f4f9090fb0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -2329,8 +2329,10 @@ struct xe_bo *xe_bo_init_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
 		alignment = SZ_4K >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	}
 
-	if (type == ttm_bo_type_device && aligned_size != size)
+	if (type == ttm_bo_type_device && aligned_size != size) {
+		xe_bo_free(bo);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
 
 	if (!bo) {
 		bo = xe_bo_alloc();