diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index 39843fa7e11b07353cd23d36b4ab973fb4a924b7..920d350df37b6192be13409970ff6fa0c113a100 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -1755,12 +1755,19 @@ int configfs_register_group(struct config_group *parent_group,
 
 	inode_lock_nested(d_inode(parent), I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	ret = create_default_group(parent_group, group);
-	if (!ret) {
-		spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
-		configfs_dir_set_ready(group->cg_item.ci_dentry->d_fsdata);
-		spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_out;
+
+	spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
+	configfs_dir_set_ready(group->cg_item.ci_dentry->d_fsdata);
+	spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
+	inode_unlock(d_inode(parent));
+	return 0;
+err_out:
 	inode_unlock(d_inode(parent));
+	mutex_lock(&subsys->su_mutex);
+	unlink_group(group);
+	mutex_unlock(&subsys->su_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(configfs_register_group);