diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
index 2d08015a903f..a0b4c22d963a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@ static void imc_common_cpuhp_mem_free(struct imc_pmu *pmu_ptr)
 		if (nest_pmus == 1) {
 			cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_POWERPC_NEST_IMC_ONLINE);
 			kfree(nest_imc_refc);
+			kfree(per_nest_pmu_arr);
 		}
 
 		if (nest_pmus > 0)
@@ -1213,7 +1214,6 @@ static void imc_common_cpuhp_mem_free(struct imc_pmu *pmu_ptr)
 		kfree(pmu_ptr->attr_groups[IMC_EVENT_ATTR]->attrs);
 	kfree(pmu_ptr->attr_groups[IMC_EVENT_ATTR]);
 	kfree(pmu_ptr);
-	kfree(per_nest_pmu_arr);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -1327,6 +1327,8 @@ int init_imc_pmu(struct device_node *parent, struct imc_pmu *pmu_ptr, int pmu_id
 			ret = nest_pmu_cpumask_init();
 			if (ret) {
 				mutex_unlock(&nest_init_lock);
+				kfree(nest_imc_refc);
+				kfree(per_nest_pmu_arr);
 				goto err_free;
 			}
 		}