diff --git a/src/egl/main/egldevice.c b/src/egl/main/egldevice.c
index f8b7e94de76..daa2aa0a27e 100644
--- a/src/egl/main/egldevice.c
+++ b/src/egl/main/egldevice.c
@@ -185,13 +185,16 @@ _eglFindDevice(int fd, bool software)
 
       if (_eglDeviceSupports(dev, _EGL_DEVICE_DRM) &&
           drmDevicesEqual(device, dev->device) != 0) {
-         goto out;
+         goto cleanup_drm;
       }
    }
 
    /* Couldn't find an EGLDevice for the device. */
    dev = NULL;
 
+cleanup_drm:
+   drmFreeDevice(&device);
+
 #else
    _eglLog(_EGL_FATAL,
            "Driver bug: Built without libdrm, yet looking for HW device");