diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
index 626990d103e3..62f03a66a619 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.c
@@ -1285,6 +1285,14 @@ static int tlmi_sysfs_init(void)
 		goto fail_device_created;
 	}
 
+	tlmi_priv.authentication_kset = kset_create_and_add("authentication", NULL,
+							    &tlmi_priv.class_dev->kobj);
+	if (!tlmi_priv.authentication_kset) {
+		kset_unregister(tlmi_priv.attribute_kset);
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail_device_created;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < TLMI_SETTINGS_COUNT; i++) {
 		/* Check if index is a valid setting - skip if it isn't */
 		if (!tlmi_priv.setting[i])
@@ -1322,12 +1330,6 @@ static int tlmi_sysfs_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Create authentication entries */
-	tlmi_priv.authentication_kset = kset_create_and_add("authentication", NULL,
-								&tlmi_priv.class_dev->kobj);
-	if (!tlmi_priv.authentication_kset) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail_create_attr;
-	}
 	tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.authentication_kset;
 	ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj, NULL, "%s", "Admin");
 	if (ret)