diff --git a/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
index a1a858ad4d18..f9b1a2abdbe2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ int acpi_cppc_processor_probe(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 			"acpi_cppc");
 	if (ret) {
 		per_cpu(cpc_desc_ptr, pr->id) = NULL;
+		kobject_put(&cpc_ptr->kobj);
 		goto out_free;
 	}