diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
index f5af0cc7eb0d..9257bd9dc664 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
@@ -856,11 +856,13 @@ static struct dentry *rdt_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	dentry = kernfs_mount(fs_type, flags, rdt_root,
 			      RDTGROUP_SUPER_MAGIC, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		goto out_cdp;
+		goto out_destroy;
 
 	static_branch_enable(&rdt_enable_key);
 	goto out;
 
+out_destroy:
+	kernfs_remove(kn_info);
 out_cdp:
 	cdp_disable();
 out: