diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 49800d6ffd81..2013e756a43a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -5201,6 +5201,7 @@ int nvme_init_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct device *dev,
 
 	return 0;
 out_free_cdev:
+	nvme_fault_inject_fini(&ctrl->fault_inject);
 	cdev_device_del(&ctrl->cdev, ctrl->device);
 out_free_name:
 	nvme_put_ctrl(ctrl);