diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index 217f81ecae17..4e3625109b28 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ out:
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
+	kobject_put(&tunables->attr_set.kobj);
 	policy->governor_data = NULL;
 	sugov_tunables_free(tunables);