diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
index 4bad7a8..c6e0d8a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
@@ -737,7 +737,6 @@ static int dlpar_cpu_add_by_count(u32 cpus_to_add)
 	parent = of_find_node_by_path("/cpus");
 	if (!parent) {
 		pr_warn("Could not find CPU root node in device tree\n");
-		kfree(cpu_drcs);
 		return -1;
 	}