diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 82654dc8382b85e5a7a17733fa112757d61fccf9..cdc0552e8c42e1cf14ee469d5747499489c0b3b3 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ __thermal_cooling_device_register(struct device_node *np,
 	return cdev;
 
 out_kfree_type:
+	thermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs(cdev);
 	kfree(cdev->type);
 	put_device(&cdev->device);
 	cdev = NULL;