diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index 8616a204e4c3dd1f1e12bfa4cfd814f5b622979b..d0409df35032c7fdfacd93555a0493b3c086e175 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ struct kfd_process *kfd_create_process(struct file *filep)
 					   (int)process->lead_thread->pid);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_warn("Creating procfs pid directory failed");
+			kobject_put(process->kobj);
 			goto out;
 		}