diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c
index 25e867393463..783a8b3be735 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c
@@ -670,7 +670,11 @@ int hfi1_create_port_files(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 		dd_dev_err(dd,
 			   "Skipping sc2vl sysfs info, (err %d) port %u\n",
 			   ret, port_num);
-		goto bail;
+		/*
+		 * Based on the documentation for kobject_init_and_add(), the
+		 * caller should call kobject_put even if this call fails.
+		 */
+		goto bail_sc2vl;
 	}
 	kobject_uevent(&ppd->sc2vl_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
@@ -680,7 +684,7 @@ int hfi1_create_port_files(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 		dd_dev_err(dd,
 			   "Skipping sl2sc sysfs info, (err %d) port %u\n",
 			   ret, port_num);
-		goto bail_sc2vl;
+		goto bail_sl2sc;
 	}
 	kobject_uevent(&ppd->sl2sc_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
@@ -690,7 +694,7 @@ int hfi1_create_port_files(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 		dd_dev_err(dd,
 			   "Skipping vl2mtu sysfs info, (err %d) port %u\n",
 			   ret, port_num);
-		goto bail_sl2sc;
+		goto bail_vl2mtu;
 	}
 	kobject_uevent(&ppd->vl2mtu_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
@@ -700,7 +704,7 @@ int hfi1_create_port_files(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port_num,
 		dd_dev_err(dd,
 			   "Skipping Congestion Control sysfs info, (err %d) port %u\n",
 			   ret, port_num);
-		goto bail_vl2mtu;
+		goto bail_cc;
 	}
 
 	kobject_uevent(&ppd->pport_cc_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
@@ -738,7 +742,6 @@ bail_sl2sc:
 	kobject_put(&ppd->sl2sc_kobj);
 bail_sc2vl:
 	kobject_put(&ppd->sc2vl_kobj);
-bail:
 	return ret;
 }