diff --git a/src/target/arm.h b/src/target/arm.h
index b39957495..3450260f0 100644
--- a/src/target/arm.h
+++ b/src/target/arm.h
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ struct arm_reg {
 };
 
 struct reg_cache *arm_build_reg_cache(struct target *target, struct arm *arm);
+void arm_free_reg_cache(struct arm *arm);
+
 struct reg_cache *armv8_build_reg_cache(struct target *target);
 
 extern const struct command_registration arm_command_handlers[];
diff --git a/src/target/arm_dpm.c b/src/target/arm_dpm.c
index 495d63ec2..72215f90b 100644
--- a/src/target/arm_dpm.c
+++ b/src/target/arm_dpm.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ int arm_dpm_setup(struct arm_dpm *dpm)
 	dpm->dwp = calloc(dpm->nwp, sizeof(*dpm->dwp));
 
 	if (!dpm->dbp || !dpm->dwp) {
+		arm_free_reg_cache(arm);
 		free(dpm->dbp);
 		free(dpm->dwp);
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
diff --git a/src/target/armv4_5.c b/src/target/armv4_5.c
index b4581d5f1..58bc3390a 100644
--- a/src/target/armv4_5.c
+++ b/src/target/armv4_5.c
@@ -769,6 +769,27 @@ struct reg_cache *arm_build_reg_cache(struct target *target, struct arm *arm)
 	return cache;
 }
 
+void arm_free_reg_cache(struct arm *arm)
+{
+	if (!arm || !arm->core_cache)
+		return;
+
+	struct reg_cache *cache = arm->core_cache;
+
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < cache->num_regs; i++) {
+		struct reg *reg = &cache->reg_list[i];
+
+		free(reg->feature);
+		free(reg->reg_data_type);
+	}
+
+	free(cache->reg_list[0].arch_info);
+	free(cache->reg_list);
+	free(cache);
+
+	arm->core_cache = NULL;
+}
+
 int arm_arch_state(struct target *target)
 {
 	struct arm *arm = target_to_arm(target);
diff --git a/src/target/cortex_a.c b/src/target/cortex_a.c
index f71b15524..f562a7614 100644
--- a/src/target/cortex_a.c
+++ b/src/target/cortex_a.c
@@ -2959,6 +2959,7 @@ static void cortex_a_deinit_target(struct target *target)
 	}
 
 	free(cortex_a->brp_list);
+	arm_free_reg_cache(dpm->arm);
 	free(dpm->dbp);
 	free(dpm->dwp);
 	free(target->private_config);