diff --git a/drivers/pci/slot.c b/drivers/pci/slot.c
index cc386ef2fa122a..3861505741e6d5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/slot.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/slot.c
@@ -268,13 +268,16 @@ struct pci_slot *pci_create_slot(struct pci_bus *parent, int slot_nr,
 	slot_name = make_slot_name(name);
 	if (!slot_name) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
+		kfree(slot);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	err = kobject_init_and_add(&slot->kobj, &pci_slot_ktype, NULL,
 				   "%s", slot_name);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		kobject_put(&slot->kobj);
 		goto err;
+	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&slot->list);
 	list_add(&slot->list, &parent->slots);
@@ -293,7 +296,6 @@ struct pci_slot *pci_create_slot(struct pci_bus *parent, int slot_nr,
 	mutex_unlock(&pci_slot_mutex);
 	return slot;
 err:
-	kfree(slot);
 	slot = ERR_PTR(err);
 	goto out;
 }