diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
index 1dac659b5e0c84e7bc3ccefea144d6a3dc88993c..9e05af9c41cbcd129bc3912c4bff2b6b8ad61b96 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ static int hp_wmi_perform_query(int query, int write, u32 *buffer,
 	bios_return = *((struct bios_return *)obj->buffer.pointer);
 
 	memcpy(buffer, &bios_return.value, sizeof(bios_return.value));
+
+	kfree(obj);
 	return 0;
 }