diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
index 7827639ecf5c3a..4e3e0451b08c12 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ static void bt_host_release(struct device *dev)
 
 	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_UNREGISTER))
 		hci_release_dev(hdev);
+	else
+		kfree(hdev);
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }