diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c
index bc80dff..8f06035 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@
 	retval = kobject_init_and_add(&all_cpu_cache_info[cpu].kobj,
 				      &cache_ktype_percpu_entry, &sys_dev->kobj,
 				      "%s", "cache");
+	if (unlikely(retval < 0)) {
+		cpu_cache_sysfs_exit(cpu);
+		return retval;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < all_cpu_cache_info[cpu].num_cache_leaves; i++) {
 		this_object = LEAF_KOBJECT_PTR(cpu,i);
@@ -385,7 +389,7 @@
 			}
 			kobject_put(&all_cpu_cache_info[cpu].kobj);
 			cpu_cache_sysfs_exit(cpu);
-			break;
+			return retval;
 		}
 		kobject_uevent(&(this_object->kobj), KOBJ_ADD);
 	}