diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe.c b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe.c
index e80d7806cc45..4766a7a23d16 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ static int vpbe_initialize(struct device *dev, struct vpbe_device *vpbe_dev)
 	if (ret) {
 		v4l2_err(&vpbe_dev->v4l2_dev, "Failed to set default output %s",
 			 def_output);
-		return ret;
+		goto fail_kfree_amp;
 	}
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "Setting default mode to %s\n", def_mode);
@@ -726,12 +726,15 @@ static int vpbe_initialize(struct device *dev, struct vpbe_device *vpbe_dev)
 	if (ret) {
 		v4l2_err(&vpbe_dev->v4l2_dev, "Failed to set default mode %s",
 			 def_mode);
-		return ret;
+		goto fail_kfree_amp;
 	}
 	vpbe_dev->initialized = 1;
 	/* TBD handling of bootargs for default output and mode */
 	return 0;
 
+fail_kfree_amp:
+	mutex_lock(&vpbe_dev->lock);
+	kfree(vpbe_dev->amp);
 fail_kfree_encoders:
 	kfree(vpbe_dev->encoders);
 fail_dev_unregister: