diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sysfs.c
index af658aa38fedf..6260aa5ea6af8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sysfs.c
@@ -830,14 +830,15 @@ struct fcoe_ctlr_device *fcoe_ctlr_device_add(struct device *parent,
 
 	dev_set_name(&ctlr->dev, "ctlr_%d", ctlr->id);
 	error = device_register(&ctlr->dev);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_del_q2;
+	if (error) {
+		destroy_workqueue(ctlr->devloss_work_q);
+		destroy_workqueue(ctlr->work_q);
+		put_device(&ctlr->dev);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return ctlr;
 
-out_del_q2:
-	destroy_workqueue(ctlr->devloss_work_q);
-	ctlr->devloss_work_q = NULL;
 out_del_q:
 	destroy_workqueue(ctlr->work_q);
 	ctlr->work_q = NULL;
@@ -1036,16 +1037,16 @@ struct fcoe_fcf_device *fcoe_fcf_device_add(struct fcoe_ctlr_device *ctlr,
 	fcf->selected = new_fcf->selected;
 
 	error = device_register(&fcf->dev);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_del;
+	if (error) {
+		put_device(&fcf->dev);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	fcf->state = FCOE_FCF_STATE_CONNECTED;
 	list_add_tail(&fcf->peers, &ctlr->fcfs);
 
 	return fcf;
 
-out_del:
-	kfree(fcf);
 out:
 	return NULL;
 }