diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
index bd4e2de303dc78785d9a840af88c0cb9faabb81b..526cd4a97054ad70a4c57bfe5dced55cbd93d0a0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
@@ -2620,6 +2620,21 @@ static int rdtgroup_rmdir_mon(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int rdtgroup_ctrl_remove(struct kernfs_node *kn,
+				struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp)
+{
+	rdtgrp->flags = RDT_DELETED;
+	list_del(&rdtgrp->rdtgroup_list);
+
+	/*
+	 * one extra hold on this, will drop when we kfree(rdtgrp)
+	 * in rdtgroup_kn_unlock()
+	 */
+	kernfs_get(kn);
+	kernfs_remove(rdtgrp->kn);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int rdtgroup_rmdir_ctrl(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
 			       cpumask_var_t tmpmask)
 {
@@ -2645,7 +2660,6 @@ static int rdtgroup_rmdir_ctrl(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
 	cpumask_or(tmpmask, tmpmask, &rdtgrp->cpu_mask);
 	update_closid_rmid(tmpmask, NULL);
 
-	rdtgrp->flags = RDT_DELETED;
 	closid_free(rdtgrp->closid);
 	free_rmid(rdtgrp->mon.rmid);
 
@@ -2654,14 +2668,7 @@ static int rdtgroup_rmdir_ctrl(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
 	 */
 	free_all_child_rdtgrp(rdtgrp);
 
-	list_del(&rdtgrp->rdtgroup_list);
-
-	/*
-	 * one extra hold on this, will drop when we kfree(rdtgrp)
-	 * in rdtgroup_kn_unlock()
-	 */
-	kernfs_get(kn);
-	kernfs_remove(rdtgrp->kn);
+	rdtgroup_ctrl_remove(kn, rdtgrp);
 
 	return 0;
 }