diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
index 00e1c90..85ef6c9 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
 				   NULL, "%d", group->id);
 	if (ret) {
 		ida_simple_remove(&iommu_group_ida, group->id);
-		kfree(group);
+		kobject_put(&group->kobj);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}