diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
index f8747322b3c7..e591f56f98c0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ static int cpuidle_add_state_sysfs(struct cpuidle_device *device)
 					   &kdev->kobj, "state%d", i);
 		if (ret) {
 			kobject_put(&kobj->kobj);
+			kfree(kobj);
 			goto error_state;
 		}
 		cpuidle_add_s2idle_attr_group(kobj);
@@ -612,6 +613,7 @@ static int cpuidle_add_driver_sysfs(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 				   &kdev->kobj, "driver");
 	if (ret) {
 		kobject_put(&kdrv->kobj);
+		kfree(kdrv);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -698,7 +700,6 @@ int cpuidle_add_sysfs(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	if (!kdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	kdev->dev = dev;
-	dev->kobj_dev = kdev;
 
 	init_completion(&kdev->kobj_unregister);
 
@@ -706,9 +707,11 @@ int cpuidle_add_sysfs(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 				   "cpuidle");
 	if (error) {
 		kobject_put(&kdev->kobj);
+		kfree(kdev);
 		return error;
 	}
 
+	dev->kobj_dev = kdev;
 	kobject_uevent(&kdev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
 	return 0;