diff --git a/mm/damon/sysfs.c b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
index a9e187158067..38f3b02481f0 100644
--- a/mm/damon/sysfs.c
+++ b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ static void damon_sysfs_targets_rm_dirs(struct damon_sysfs_targets *targets)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < targets->nr; i++) {
 		damon_sysfs_target_rm_dirs(targets_arr[i]);
+		kobject_del(&targets_arr[i]->kobj);
 		kobject_put(&targets_arr[i]->kobj);
 	}
 	targets->nr = 0;
@@ -1640,6 +1641,7 @@ static void damon_sysfs_contexts_rm_dirs(struct damon_sysfs_contexts *contexts)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < contexts->nr; i++) {
 		damon_sysfs_context_rm_dirs(contexts_arr[i]);
+		kobject_del(&contexts_arr[i]->kobj);
 		kobject_put(&contexts_arr[i]->kobj);
 	}
 	contexts->nr = 0;
@@ -1678,13 +1680,15 @@ static int damon_sysfs_contexts_add_dirs(struct damon_sysfs_contexts *contexts,
 
 		err = damon_sysfs_context_add_dirs(context);
 		if (err)
-			goto out;
+			goto del_out;
 
 		contexts_arr[i] = context;
 		contexts->nr++;
 	}
 	return 0;
 
+del_out:
+	kobject_del(&context->kobj);
 out:
 	damon_sysfs_contexts_rm_dirs(contexts);
 	kobject_put(&context->kobj);
@@ -2499,6 +2503,7 @@ static void damon_sysfs_kdamonds_rm_dirs(struct damon_sysfs_kdamonds *kdamonds)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < kdamonds->nr; i++) {
 		damon_sysfs_kdamond_rm_dirs(kdamonds_arr[i]);
+		kobject_del(&kdamonds_arr[i]->kobj);
 		kobject_put(&kdamonds_arr[i]->kobj);
 	}
 	kdamonds->nr = 0;
@@ -2553,13 +2558,15 @@ static int damon_sysfs_kdamonds_add_dirs(struct damon_sysfs_kdamonds *kdamonds,
 
 		err = damon_sysfs_kdamond_add_dirs(kdamond);
 		if (err)
-			goto out;
+			goto del_out;
 
 		kdamonds_arr[i] = kdamond;
 		kdamonds->nr++;
 	}
 	return 0;
 
+del_out:
+	kobject_del(&kdamond->kobj);
 out:
 	damon_sysfs_kdamonds_rm_dirs(kdamonds);
 	kobject_put(&kdamond->kobj);