diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_common.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_common.c
index 8266e11914af..56b71652e449 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_common.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_common.c
@@ -155,11 +155,19 @@ int k3_rproc_release(struct k3_rproc *kproc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(k3_rproc_release);
 
+static void k3_rproc_free_channel(void *data)
+{
+	struct k3_rproc *kproc = data;
+
+	mbox_free_channel(kproc->mbox);
+}
+
 int k3_rproc_request_mbox(struct rproc *rproc)
 {
 	struct k3_rproc *kproc = rproc->priv;
 	struct mbox_client *client = &kproc->client;
 	struct device *dev = kproc->dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	client->dev = dev;
 	client->tx_done = NULL;
@@ -172,6 +180,10 @@ int k3_rproc_request_mbox(struct rproc *rproc)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(kproc->mbox),
 				     "mbox_request_channel failed\n");
 
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, k3_rproc_free_channel, kproc);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(k3_rproc_request_mbox);
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_dsp_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_dsp_remoteproc.c
index 7a72933bd403..d6ceea6dc920 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_dsp_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_dsp_remoteproc.c
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ static void k3_dsp_rproc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (ret)
 			dev_err(dev, "failed to detach proc (%pe)\n", ERR_PTR(ret));
 	}
-
-	mbox_free_channel(kproc->mbox);
 }
 
 static const struct k3_rproc_mem_data c66_mems[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
index ca5ff280d2dc..04f23295ffc1 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
@@ -1206,8 +1206,6 @@ static void k3_r5_cluster_rproc_exit(void *data)
 				return;
 			}
 		}
-
-		mbox_free_channel(kproc->mbox);
 	}
 }