if (!strncmp(dev_name(dev), "thermal_zone",
                     sizeof("thermal_zone") - 1)) {
                tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
+               kfree(tz->trip_type_attrs);
+               kfree(tz->trip_temp_attrs);
+               kfree(tz->trip_hyst_attrs);
+               kfree(tz->trips_attribute_group.attrs);
+               kfree(tz->device.groups);
                kfree(tz);
        } else if (!strncmp(dev_name(dev), "cooling_device",
                            sizeof("cooling_device") - 1)) {
 
        thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, 0);
 
-       kfree(tz->trip_type_attrs);
-       kfree(tz->trip_temp_attrs);
-       kfree(tz->trip_hyst_attrs);
-       kfree(tz->trips_attribute_group.attrs);
        thermal_set_governor(tz, NULL);
 
        thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(tz);
        idr_destroy(&tz->idr);
        mutex_destroy(&tz->lock);
        device_unregister(&tz->device);
-       kfree(tz->device.groups);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_unregister);