diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index c7752dc8..3093255 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5593,8 +5593,10 @@ struct ata_host *ata_host_alloc(struct device *dev, int n_ports)
 	}
 
 	dr = devres_alloc(ata_devres_release, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dr)
+	if (!dr) {
+		kfree(host);
 		goto err_out;
+	}
 
 	devres_add(dev, dr);
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, host);