diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 2412b3759e16..27e3b1df7360 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ int thermal_build_list_of_policies(char *buf);
 
 /* sysfs I/F */
 int thermal_zone_create_device_groups(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
+void thermal_zone_destroy_device_groups(struct thermal_zone_device *);
 void thermal_cooling_device_setup_sysfs(struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 /* used only at binding time */
 ssize_t
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index a694de907a26..fb80c96d8f73 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -605,6 +605,24 @@ static int create_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * destroy_trip_attrs() - destroy attributes for trip points
+ * @tz:		the thermal zone device
+ *
+ * helper function to free resources allocated by create_trip_attrs()
+ */
+static void destroy_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	if (!tz)
+		return;
+
+	kfree(tz->trip_type_attrs);
+	kfree(tz->trip_temp_attrs);
+	if (tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
+		kfree(tz->trip_hyst_attrs);
+	kfree(tz->trips_attribute_group.attrs);
+}
+
 int thermal_zone_create_device_groups(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 				      int mask)
 {
@@ -637,6 +655,17 @@ int thermal_zone_create_device_groups(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void thermal_zone_destroy_device_groups(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	if (!tz)
+		return;
+
+	if (tz->trips)
+		destroy_trip_attrs(tz);
+
+	kfree(tz->device.groups);
+}
+
 /* sys I/F for cooling device */
 static ssize_t
 thermal_cooling_device_type_show(struct device *dev,