diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal.c
index 93121c90d76a..2eef245c31a1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti-vpe/cal.c
@@ -624,10 +624,8 @@ static struct cal_ctx *cal_ctx_create(struct cal_dev *cal, int inst)
 	ctx->cport = inst;
 
 	ret = cal_ctx_v4l2_init(ctx);
-	if (ret) {
-		kfree(ctx);
+	if (ret)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	return ctx;
 }