diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
index 93da1a4..470b02f 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
 
 	/* 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 6e3428b..622d117 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 
 	/* 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);