diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
index cd3c0ea56657..9d7232e26ecf 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ struct iommu_group *iommu_group_alloc(void)
 				   NULL, "%d", group->id);
 	if (ret) {
 		ida_simple_remove(&iommu_group_ida, group->id);
-		kfree(group);
+		kobject_put(&group->kobj);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}