diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 5ae1e84d9037c0b379e9828183ad8386f0cc2c39..c12a9dba2d82be7c31691c5cc4c9af804974616c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -830,7 +830,8 @@ static struct class spi_master_class = {
  *
  * The caller is responsible for assigning the bus number and initializing
  * the master's methods before calling spi_register_master(); and (after errors
- * adding the device) calling spi_master_put() to prevent a memory leak.
+ * adding the device) calling spi_master_put() and kfree() to prevent a memory
+ * leak.
  */
 struct spi_master *spi_alloc_master(struct device *dev, unsigned size)
 {