diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
index ec85ac53720d..6305e4ef7e39 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ static int nilfs_sysfs_create_##name##_group(struct the_nilfs *nilfs) \
 	err = kobject_init_and_add(kobj, &nilfs_##name##_ktype, parent, \
 				    #name); \
 	if (err) \
-		return err; \
-	return 0; \
+		kobject_put(kobj); \
+	return err; \
 } \
 static void nilfs_sysfs_delete_##name##_group(struct the_nilfs *nilfs) \
 { \