diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c
index 88c8af455ea3f..cf91f49101eac 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static void acpi_table_drop_item(struct config_group *group,
 
 	ACPI_INFO(("Host-directed Dynamic ACPI Table Unload"));
 	acpi_unload_table(table->index);
+	config_item_put(cfg);
 }
 
 static struct configfs_group_operations acpi_table_group_ops = {