diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
index e7e92ed34f0c..34c4a61a954f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ 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;
 		}
 		kobject_uevent(&kobj->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
@@ -543,6 +544,7 @@ static int cpuidle_add_driver_sysfs(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 				   &kdev->kobj, "driver");
 	if (ret) {
 		kobject_put(&kdrv->kobj);
+		kfree(kdrv);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -629,7 +631,6 @@ int cpuidle_add_sysfs(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	if (!kdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	kdev->dev = dev;
-	dev->kobj_dev = kdev;
 
 	init_completion(&kdev->kobj_unregister);
 
@@ -637,9 +638,11 @@ 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;