diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
index de1bc38ab39fb..a8180f9090fae 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ static int __init efisubsys_init(void)
 	efi_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("efi", firmware_kobj);
 	if (!efi_kobj) {
 		pr_err("efi: Firmware registration failed.\n");
+		destroy_workqueue(efi_rts_wq);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -395,6 +396,7 @@ static int __init efisubsys_init(void)
 	generic_ops_unregister();
 err_put:
 	kobject_put(efi_kobj);
+	destroy_workqueue(efi_rts_wq);
 	return error;
 }