diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index b21d886aef22..052e8e8fbb21 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -915,15 +915,20 @@ __thermal_cooling_device_register(struct device_node *np,
 	cdev->devdata = devdata;
 
 	ret = cdev->ops->get_max_state(cdev, &cdev->max_state);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_kfree_type;
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(cdev->type);
+		goto out_ida_remove;
+	}
 
 	thermal_cooling_device_setup_sysfs(cdev);
+
 	ret = dev_set_name(&cdev->device, "cooling_device%d", cdev->id);
 	if (ret) {
+		kfree(cdev->type);
 		thermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs(cdev);
-		goto out_kfree_type;
+		goto out_ida_remove;
 	}
+
 	ret = device_register(&cdev->device);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_kfree_type;
@@ -949,6 +954,8 @@ out_kfree_type:
 	thermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs(cdev);
 	kfree(cdev->type);
 	put_device(&cdev->device);
+
+	/* thermal_release() takes care of the rest */
 	cdev = NULL;
 out_ida_remove:
 	ida_simple_remove(&thermal_cdev_ida, id);