diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 54c968ab8144071e395cde25f540711bbcf95a0e..4e5873ab4f01dd0cf54ee2c4d012bff26bf1d59e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc)
 
 	status = acpi_os_create_mutex(&mutex_desc->mutex.os_mutex);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(mutex_desc);
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}