diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma_configfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma_configfs.c
index 8b0b5ae22e4c..726e70b68249 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma_configfs.c
@@ -322,8 +322,21 @@ fail:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+static void drop_cma_dev(struct config_group *cgroup, struct config_item *item)
+{
+	struct config_group *group =
+		container_of(item, struct config_group, cg_item);
+	struct cma_dev_group *cma_dev_group =
+		container_of(group, struct cma_dev_group, device_group);
+
+	configfs_remove_default_groups(&cma_dev_group->ports_group);
+	configfs_remove_default_groups(&cma_dev_group->device_group);
+	config_item_put(item);
+}
+
 static struct configfs_group_operations cma_subsys_group_ops = {
 	.make_group	= make_cma_dev,
+	.drop_item	= drop_cma_dev,
 };
 
 static const struct config_item_type cma_subsys_type = {