diff --git a/drivers/edac/altera_edac.c b/drivers/edac/altera_edac.c
index 4e1a9a2574ce..3bd8259aa030 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/altera_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/altera_edac.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ static ssize_t altr_sdr_mc_err_inject_write(struct file *file,
 
 	ptemp = dma_alloc_coherent(mci->pdev, 16, &dma_handle, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ptemp) {
-		dma_free_coherent(mci->pdev, 16, ptemp, dma_handle);
 		edac_printk(KERN_ERR, EDAC_MC,
 			    "Inject: Buffer Allocation error\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;