diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 60c6081f241af7929e28678285fb7ded3eeefc09..c8b4a108fe283b2c83cd1b1c2c83cc513bd7c26d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -3658,7 +3658,7 @@ int nvme_init_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct device *dev,
 
 	return 0;
 out_free_name:
-	kfree_const(dev->kobj.name);
+	kfree_const(ctrl->device->kobj.name);
 out_release_instance:
 	ida_simple_remove(&nvme_instance_ida, ctrl->instance);
 out: