diff --git a/drivers/hyperhold/hp_device.c b/drivers/hyperhold/hp_device.c
index 5b818265c26dbba7a0996fc36288489186748faf..47c5dd390477a24e48aecff25e22e3ca897969d1 100644
--- a/drivers/hyperhold/hp_device.c
+++ b/drivers/hyperhold/hp_device.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ int soft_crypt_page(struct crypto_skcipher *ctfm, struct page *dst_page,
 	else
 		BUG();
 
+	skcipher_request_free(req);
+
 	if (ret)
 		pr_err("%scrypt failed!\n", op == HP_DEV_ENCRYPT ? "en" : "de");