diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qemu_fw_cfg.c b/drivers/firmware/qemu_fw_cfg.c
index 906352542e4b..e748444bcfa6 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qemu_fw_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qemu_fw_cfg.c
@@ -385,9 +385,7 @@ static void fw_cfg_sysfs_cache_cleanup(void)
 	struct fw_cfg_sysfs_entry *entry, *next;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, next, &fw_cfg_entry_cache, list) {
-		/* will end up invoking fw_cfg_sysfs_cache_delist()
-		 * via each object's release() method (i.e. destructor)
-		 */
+		fw_cfg_sysfs_cache_delist(entry);
 		kobject_put(&entry->kobj);
 	}
 }
@@ -445,7 +443,6 @@ static void fw_cfg_sysfs_release_entry(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct fw_cfg_sysfs_entry *entry = to_entry(kobj);
 
-	fw_cfg_sysfs_cache_delist(entry);
 	kfree(entry);
 }