diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 02eee8e975b4..8e78a18f9a83 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1155,7 +1155,6 @@ out_kfree_type:
 out_ida_remove:
 	ida_simple_remove(&thermal_cdev_ida, id);
 out_kfree_cdev:
-	kfree(cdev);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }