diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c
index b1ddd1597474..0d7669cbdd2c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c
@@ -687,7 +687,8 @@ static struct attribute *fec_attrs[] = {
 
 static struct kobj_type fec_ktype = {
 	.sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops,
-	.default_attrs = fec_attrs
+	.default_attrs = fec_attrs,
+	.release = dm_kobject_release
 };
 
 /*