diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-base.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-base.c
index 86b95206cb1b..6fb538a13868 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-base.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-base.c
@@ -590,7 +590,10 @@ static int __init dell_smbios_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 fail_sysfs:
-	free_group(platform_device);
+	if (!wmi)
+		exit_dell_smbios_wmi();
+	if (!smm)
+		exit_dell_smbios_smm();
 
 fail_create_group:
 	platform_device_del(platform_device);