diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
index 55af0e4cf355..52e466d4a33c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
@@ -522,8 +522,10 @@ static ssize_t vcpudispatch_stats_write(struct file *file, const char __user *p,
 
 	if (cmd) {
 		rc = init_cpu_associativity();
-		if (rc)
+		if (rc) {
+			destroy_cpu_associativity();
 			goto out;
+		}
 
 		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 			disp = per_cpu_ptr(&vcpu_disp_data, cpu);