diff --git a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
index 78f0cebda1da..59753b3917bb 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
@@ -603,6 +603,10 @@ static int isst_fill_platform_info(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	if (isst_platform_info.api_version > supported_api_ver) {
+		printf("Incompatible API versions; Upgrade of tool is required\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1528,6 +1532,7 @@ static void cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int opt;
 	int option_index = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
 		{ "cpu", required_argument, 0, 'c' },
@@ -1589,13 +1594,14 @@ static void cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
 	set_max_cpu_num();
 	set_cpu_present_cpu_mask();
 	set_cpu_target_cpu_mask();
-	isst_fill_platform_info();
-	if (isst_platform_info.api_version > supported_api_ver) {
-		printf("Incompatible API versions; Upgrade of tool is required\n");
-		exit(0);
-	}
+	ret = isst_fill_platform_info();
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
 
 	process_command(argc, argv);
+out:
+	free_cpu_set(present_cpumask);
+	free_cpu_set(target_cpumask);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)