diff --git a/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c b/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
index 7ec94cfcbddb..959f1808c240 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ static int __init early_init_dt_alloc_reserved_memory_arch(phys_addr_t size,
 			memblock_phys_free(base, size);
 	}
 
-	kmemleak_ignore_phys(base);
+	if (!err)
+		kmemleak_ignore_phys(base);
 
 	return err;
 }