diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
index 62f03a66a619..c3f1735a5551 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
@@ -1212,19 +1212,22 @@ static struct kobj_attribute debug_cmd = __ATTR_WO(debug_cmd);
 /* ---- Initialisation --------------------------------------------------------- */
 static void tlmi_release_attr(void)
 {
+	struct kobject *pos, *n;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Attribute structures */
 	for (i = 0; i < TLMI_SETTINGS_COUNT; i++) {
 		if (tlmi_priv.setting[i]) {
 			sysfs_remove_group(&tlmi_priv.setting[i]->kobj, &tlmi_attr_group);
-			kobject_put(&tlmi_priv.setting[i]->kobj);
 		}
 	}
 	sysfs_remove_file(&tlmi_priv.attribute_kset->kobj, &pending_reboot.attr);
 	if (tlmi_priv.can_debug_cmd && debug_support)
 		sysfs_remove_file(&tlmi_priv.attribute_kset->kobj, &debug_cmd.attr);
 
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &tlmi_priv.attribute_kset->list, entry)
+		kobject_put(pos);
+
 	kset_unregister(tlmi_priv.attribute_kset);
 
 	/* Free up any saved signatures */
@@ -1233,19 +1236,17 @@ static void tlmi_release_attr(void)
 
 	/* Authentication structures */
 	sysfs_remove_group(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj, &auth_attr_group);
-	kobject_put(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj, &auth_attr_group);
-	kobject_put(&tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj);
 
 	if (tlmi_priv.opcode_support) {
 		sysfs_remove_group(&tlmi_priv.pwd_system->kobj, &auth_attr_group);
-		kobject_put(&tlmi_priv.pwd_system->kobj);
 		sysfs_remove_group(&tlmi_priv.pwd_hdd->kobj, &auth_attr_group);
-		kobject_put(&tlmi_priv.pwd_hdd->kobj);
 		sysfs_remove_group(&tlmi_priv.pwd_nvme->kobj, &auth_attr_group);
-		kobject_put(&tlmi_priv.pwd_nvme->kobj);
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &tlmi_priv.authentication_kset->list, entry)
+		kobject_put(pos);
+
 	kset_unregister(tlmi_priv.authentication_kset);
 }
 
@@ -1309,8 +1310,8 @@ static int tlmi_sysfs_init(void)
 
 		/* Build attribute */
 		tlmi_priv.setting[i]->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.attribute_kset;
-		ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.setting[i]->kobj, NULL,
-				  "%s", tlmi_priv.setting[i]->display_name);
+		ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.setting[i]->kobj, &tlmi_attr_setting_ktype,
+					   NULL, "%s", tlmi_priv.setting[i]->display_name);
 		if (ret)
 			goto fail_create_attr;
 
@@ -1331,7 +1332,8 @@ static int tlmi_sysfs_init(void)
 
 	/* Create authentication entries */
 	tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.authentication_kset;
-	ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj, NULL, "%s", "Admin");
+	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype,
+				   NULL, "%s", "Admin");
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail_create_attr;
 
@@ -1340,7 +1342,8 @@ static int tlmi_sysfs_init(void)
 		goto fail_create_attr;
 
 	tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.authentication_kset;
-	ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj, NULL, "%s", "Power-on");
+	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype,
+				   NULL, "%s", "Power-on");
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail_create_attr;
 
@@ -1350,7 +1353,8 @@ static int tlmi_sysfs_init(void)
 
 	if (tlmi_priv.opcode_support) {
 		tlmi_priv.pwd_system->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.authentication_kset;
-		ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_system->kobj, NULL, "%s", "System");
+		ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_system->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype,
+					   NULL, "%s", "System");
 		if (ret)
 			goto fail_create_attr;
 
@@ -1359,7 +1363,8 @@ static int tlmi_sysfs_init(void)
 			goto fail_create_attr;
 
 		tlmi_priv.pwd_hdd->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.authentication_kset;
-		ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_hdd->kobj, NULL, "%s", "HDD");
+		ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_hdd->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype,
+					   NULL, "%s", "HDD");
 		if (ret)
 			goto fail_create_attr;
 
@@ -1368,7 +1373,8 @@ static int tlmi_sysfs_init(void)
 			goto fail_create_attr;
 
 		tlmi_priv.pwd_nvme->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.authentication_kset;
-		ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_nvme->kobj, NULL, "%s", "NVMe");
+		ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_nvme->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype,
+					   NULL, "%s", "NVMe");
 		if (ret)
 			goto fail_create_attr;
 
@@ -1405,8 +1411,6 @@ static struct tlmi_pwd_setting *tlmi_create_auth(const char *pwd_type,
 	new_pwd->maxlen = tlmi_priv.pwdcfg.core.max_length;
 	new_pwd->index = 0;
 
-	kobject_init(&new_pwd->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
-
 	return new_pwd;
 }
 
@@ -1510,7 +1514,6 @@ static int tlmi_analyze(void)
 		if (setting->possible_values)
 			strreplace(setting->possible_values, ',', ';');
 
-		kobject_init(&setting->kobj, &tlmi_attr_setting_ktype);
 		tlmi_priv.setting[i] = setting;
 		kfree(item);
 	}