diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_sysfs.c b/sound/hda/hdac_sysfs.c
index 42d61bf41969..c396e44b4318 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_sysfs.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_sysfs.c
@@ -345,8 +345,10 @@ static int add_widget_node(struct kobject *parent, hda_nid_t nid,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	kobject_init(kobj, &widget_ktype);
 	err = kobject_add(kobj, parent, "%02x", nid);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		kobject_put(kobj);
 		return err;
+	}
 	err = sysfs_create_group(kobj, group);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		kobject_put(kobj);