diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index a5ee21319d37fa2633bd5625099fb429a5c353ca..3535ef896677a28dcc352654c880587e9bc463c2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ static struct pktcdvd_kobj* pkt_kobj_create(struct pktcdvd_device *pd,
 	p->kobj.parent = parent;
 	p->kobj.ktype = ktype;
 	p->pd = pd;
-	if (kobject_register(&p->kobj) != 0)
+	if (kobject_register(&p->kobj) != 0) {
+		kobject_put(&p->kobj);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 	return p;
 }
 /*