diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index aab43fbb8336..2b567177ef78 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -491,11 +491,13 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
 	if (device_supports_offline(dev) && !dev->offline_disabled) {
 		error = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_online);
 		if (error)
-			goto err_remove_type_groups;
+			goto err_remove_dev_groups;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
+ err_remove_dev_groups:
+	device_remove_groups(dev, dev->groups);
  err_remove_type_groups:
 	if (type)
 		device_remove_groups(dev, type->groups);