diff --git a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
index 5a5930e3d32b..2f078b77fe14 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
@@ -825,7 +825,12 @@ int btrfs_sysfs_add_fsid(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devs,
 	fs_devs->fsid_kobj.kset = btrfs_kset;
 	error = kobject_init_and_add(&fs_devs->fsid_kobj,
 				&btrfs_ktype, parent, "%pU", fs_devs->fsid);
-	return error;
+	if (error) {
+		kobject_put(&fs_devs->fsid_kobj);
+		return error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int btrfs_sysfs_add_mounted(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)