diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adm1026.c b/drivers/hwmon/adm1026.c
index 4fa17c7..ded6e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adm1026.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adm1026.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ int adm1026_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address,
 
 	/* Error out and cleanup code */
 exitfree:
-	kfree(new_client);
+	kfree(data);
 exit:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adm1031.c b/drivers/hwmon/adm1031.c
index 9168e98..4211c8b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adm1031.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adm1031.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static int adm1031_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	return 0;
 
 exit_free:
-	kfree(new_client);
+	kfree(data);
 exit:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adm9240.c b/drivers/hwmon/adm9240.c
index 5c68e9c..ce2a6eb 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adm9240.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adm9240.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int adm9240_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 
 	return 0;
 exit_free:
-	kfree(new_client);
+	kfree(data);
 exit:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
index 251ac26..fdeeb3a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int smsc47b397_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int addr, int kind)
 	return 0;
 
 error_free:
-	kfree(new_client);
+	kfree(data);
 error_release:
 	release_region(addr, SMSC_EXTENT);
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
index 897117a..7166ad0 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int smsc47m1_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	return 0;
 
 error_free:
-	kfree(new_client);
+	kfree(data);
 error_release:
 	release_region(address, SMSC_EXTENT);
 	return err;