--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c @@ -522,8 +522,10 @@ efivar_create_sysfs_entry(struct efivar_ ret = kobject_init_and_add(&new_var->kobj, &efivar_ktype, NULL, "%s", short_name); kfree(short_name); - if (ret) + if (ret) { + kobject_put(&new_var->kobj); return ret; + } kobject_uevent(&new_var->kobj, KOBJ_ADD); if (efivar_entry_add(new_var, &efivar_sysfs_list)) {