diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
index 31b5f4ceb2e95..12e49dcf91bd0 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
@@ -654,7 +654,6 @@ struct iommu_group *iommu_group_alloc(void)
 	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&group->kobj, &iommu_group_ktype,
 				   NULL, "%d", group->id);
 	if (ret) {
-		ida_free(&iommu_group_ida, group->id);
 		kobject_put(&group->kobj);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}