diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index a4bd673934c0..44b4f02e2c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -1321,6 +1321,7 @@ static int __init acpi_init(void)
 
 	result = acpi_bus_init();
 	if (result) {
+		kobject_put(acpi_kobj);
 		disable_acpi();
 		return result;
 	}