diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
index fdd1db025dbfda..3aa07c3b513697 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ static int __init efisubsys_init(void)
 	efi_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("efi", firmware_kobj);
 	if (!efi_kobj) {
 		pr_err("efi: Firmware registration failed.\n");
+		destroy_workqueue(efi_rts_wq);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ static int __init efisubsys_init(void)
 		generic_ops_unregister();
 err_put:
 	kobject_put(efi_kobj);
+	destroy_workqueue(efi_rts_wq);
 	return error;
 }