diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 667f282f8b7b..7d4bdaf557cf 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ int platform_device_add_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	kfree(pdev->resource);
 	pdev->resource = r;
 	pdev->num_resources = num;
 	return 0;