diff --git a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
index b7971d6f38bf..ee706ce44aa0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -651,10 +651,10 @@ int __init init_hw_breakpoint(void)
 
  err_alloc:
 	for_each_possible_cpu(err_cpu) {
-		if (err_cpu == cpu)
-			break;
 		for (i = 0; i < TYPE_MAX; i++)
 			kfree(per_cpu(nr_task_bp_pinned[i], cpu));
+		if (err_cpu == cpu)
+			break;
 	}
 
 	return -ENOMEM;