diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.c
index 66200ed5e6a13104f293c0f6fcb3e688711e6a8c..e0f1cb3d3598dab3a3c69386c73c5690b21e28cf 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.c
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ static void __exit dmi_sysfs_exit(void)
 	pr_debug("dmi-sysfs: unloading.\n");
 	cleanup_entry_list();
 	kset_unregister(dmi_kset);
+	kobject_del(dmi_kobj);
 	kobject_put(dmi_kobj);
 }