diff --git a/drivers/iio/buffer/industrialio-buffer-dmaengine.c b/drivers/iio/buffer/industrialio-buffer-dmaengine.c
index 918f6f8d65b6..0f50a99e8967 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/buffer/industrialio-buffer-dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/buffer/industrialio-buffer-dmaengine.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static struct iio_buffer *iio_dmaengine_buffer_alloc(struct device *dev,
 
 	ret = dma_get_slave_caps(chan, &caps);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err_free;
+		goto err_release;
 
 	/* Needs to be aligned to the maximum of the minimums */
 	if (caps.src_addr_widths)
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ static struct iio_buffer *iio_dmaengine_buffer_alloc(struct device *dev,
 
 	return &dmaengine_buffer->queue.buffer;
 
+err_release:
+	dma_release_channel(chan);
 err_free:
 	kfree(dmaengine_buffer);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);