diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/auerswald.c b/drivers/usb/misc/auerswald.c
index 0be9d62d62aeda0d096456a88fa5aa09557af0b6..e4971d6aaafb323d5d931c99fe0f25c10d072906 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/auerswald.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/auerswald.c
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ static int auerbuf_setup (pauerbufctl_t bcp, unsigned int numElements, unsigned
 
 bl_fail:/* not enough memory. Free allocated elements */
         dbg ("auerbuf_setup: no more memory");
-	kfree(bep);
+	auerbuf_free(bep);
         auerbuf_free_buffers (bcp);
         return -ENOMEM;
 }