diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
index 0e7ea3591b78..5e7593753799 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ int edac_device_register_sysfs_main_kobj(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
 
 	/* Error exit stack */
 err_kobj_reg:
+	kobject_put(&edac_dev->kobj);
 	module_put(edac_dev->owner);
 
 err_out:
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c
index 72c9eb9fdffb..53042af7262e 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int edac_pci_main_kobj_setup(void)
 
 	/* Error unwind statck */
 kobject_init_and_add_fail:
-	kfree(edac_pci_top_main_kobj);
+	kobject_put(edac_pci_top_main_kobj);
 
 kzalloc_fail:
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);