diff --git a/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c b/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
index 631a610..4b010ff 100644
--- a/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
 fail_filesystem:
-	kobject_unregister(s390_kobj);
+	kobject_put(s390_kobj);
 fail_sysfs:
 	if (!MACHINE_IS_VM)
 		hypfs_diag_exit();
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
 	if (!MACHINE_IS_VM)
 		hypfs_diag_exit();
 	unregister_filesystem(&hypfs_type);
-	kobject_unregister(s390_kobj);
+	kobject_put(s390_kobj);
 }
 
 module_init(hypfs_init)