diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
index 9c6c0e2e5880..b6a48492fed2 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ int nilfs_sysfs_create_device_group(struct super_block *sb)
 	err = kobject_init_and_add(&nilfs->ns_dev_kobj, &nilfs_dev_ktype, NULL,
 				    "%s", sb->s_id);
 	if (err)
-		goto free_dev_subgroups;
+		goto cleanup_dev_kobject;
 
 	err = nilfs_sysfs_create_mounted_snapshots_group(nilfs);
 	if (err)
@@ -1036,9 +1036,7 @@ int nilfs_sysfs_create_device_group(struct super_block *sb)
 	nilfs_sysfs_delete_mounted_snapshots_group(nilfs);
 
 cleanup_dev_kobject:
-	kobject_del(&nilfs->ns_dev_kobj);
-
-free_dev_subgroups:
+	kobject_put(&nilfs->ns_dev_kobj);
 	kfree(nilfs->ns_dev_subgroups);
 
 failed_create_device_group: