new_pwd->minlen = tlmi_priv.pwdcfg.core.min_length;
        new_pwd->maxlen = tlmi_priv.pwdcfg.core.max_length;
        new_pwd->index = 0;
+
+       kobject_init(&new_pwd->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
+
        return new_pwd;
 }
 
        if (tlmi_priv.pwdcfg.core.password_state & TLMI_PAP_PWD)
                tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->valid = true;
 
-       kobject_init(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
-
        tlmi_priv.pwd_power = tlmi_create_auth("pop", "power-on");
        if (!tlmi_priv.pwd_power) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
        if (tlmi_priv.pwdcfg.core.password_state & TLMI_POP_PWD)
                tlmi_priv.pwd_power->valid = true;
 
-       kobject_init(&tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
-
        if (tlmi_priv.opcode_support) {
                tlmi_priv.pwd_system = tlmi_create_auth("sys", "system");
                if (!tlmi_priv.pwd_system) {
                if (tlmi_priv.pwdcfg.core.password_state & TLMI_SYS_PWD)
                        tlmi_priv.pwd_system->valid = true;
 
-               kobject_init(&tlmi_priv.pwd_system->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
-
                tlmi_priv.pwd_hdd = tlmi_create_auth("hdd", "hdd");
                if (!tlmi_priv.pwd_hdd) {
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                        goto fail_clear_attr;
                }
-               kobject_init(&tlmi_priv.pwd_hdd->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
 
                tlmi_priv.pwd_nvme = tlmi_create_auth("nvm", "nvme");
                if (!tlmi_priv.pwd_nvme) {
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                        goto fail_clear_attr;
                }
-               kobject_init(&tlmi_priv.pwd_nvme->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
 
                if (tlmi_priv.pwdcfg.core.password_state & TLMI_HDD_PWD) {
                        /* Check if PWD is configured and set index to first drive found */