diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index c615e81620b9..c61871b5a333 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -818,10 +818,8 @@ static struct thpsize *thpsize_create(int order, struct kobject *parent)
 
 	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&thpsize->kobj, &thpsize_ktype, parent,
 				   "hugepages-%lukB", size);
-	if (ret) {
-		kfree(thpsize);
-		goto err;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_put;
 
 
 	ret = sysfs_add_group(&thpsize->kobj, &any_ctrl_attr_grp);