diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index acf101878733..86f35e451914 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -468,13 +468,13 @@ int cpufreq_dbs_governor_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	/* Failure, so roll back. */
 	pr_err("initialization failed (dbs_data kobject init error %d)\n", ret);
 
-	kobject_put(&dbs_data->attr_set.kobj);
-
 	policy->governor_data = NULL;
 
 	if (!have_governor_per_policy())
 		gov->gdbs_data = NULL;
-	gov->exit(dbs_data);
+
+	kobject_put(&dbs_data->attr_set.kobj);
+	goto free_policy_dbs_info;
 
 free_dbs_data:
 	kfree(dbs_data);