diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
index db8a6f63657d..63d8313b5cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static int int3400_thermal_run_osc(acpi_handle handle, char *uuid_str, int *enab
 	buf[OSC_QUERY_DWORD] = 0;
 	buf[OSC_SUPPORT_DWORD] = *enable;
 
+	context.ret.pointer = NULL;
 	status = acpi_run_osc(handle, &context);
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
 		ret = *((u32 *)(context.ret.pointer + 4));
@@ -185,8 +186,11 @@ static int int3400_thermal_run_osc(acpi_handle handle, char *uuid_str, int *enab
 			result = -EPERM;
 
 		kfree(context.ret.pointer);
-	} else
+	} else {
+		if (context.ret.pointer)
+			kfree(context.ret.pointer);
 		result = -EPERM;
+	}
 
 	return result;
 }