diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
index a3599498c4e81..6ddca857cc4d1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
@@ -613,14 +613,14 @@ static int hp_add_other_attributes(int attr_type)
 	default:
 		pr_err("Error: Unknown attr_type: %d\n", attr_type);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_other_attr_init;
+		kfree(attr_name_kobj);
+		goto unlock_drv_mutex;
 	}
 
 	ret = kobject_init_and_add(attr_name_kobj, &attr_name_ktype,
 				   NULL, "%s", attr_name);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Error encountered [%d]\n", ret);
-		kobject_put(attr_name_kobj);
 		goto err_other_attr_init;
 	}
 
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ static int hp_add_other_attributes(int attr_type)
 	return 0;
 
 err_other_attr_init:
+	kobject_put(attr_name_kobj);
+unlock_drv_mutex:
 	mutex_unlock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex);
 	kfree(obj);
 	return ret;