diff --git a/src/target/adiv5_swdp.c b/src/target/adiv5_swdp.c
index 1691a924..eebfb138 100644
--- a/src/target/adiv5_swdp.c
+++ b/src/target/adiv5_swdp.c
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ int adiv5_swdp_scan(void)
 
 	firmware_swdp_error(dp);
 	adiv5_dp_init(dp);
-
+	if (!target_list)
+		free(dp);
 	return target_list?1:0;
 }