diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_freq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_freq.c
index 552435951f11..6bd39b2c5003 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_freq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_freq.c
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ int xe_gt_freq_init(struct xe_gt *gt)
 	if (!gt->freq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	err = devm_add_action(xe->drm.dev, freq_fini, gt->freq);
+	err = sysfs_create_files(gt->freq, freq_attrs);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = sysfs_create_files(gt->freq, freq_attrs);
+	err = devm_add_action_or_reset(xe->drm.dev, freq_fini, gt->freq);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sysfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sysfs.c
index a05c3699e8b9..ec2b8246204b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sysfs.c
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ int xe_gt_sysfs_init(struct xe_gt *gt)
 
 	gt->sysfs = &kg->base;
 
-	return devm_add_action(xe->drm.dev, gt_sysfs_fini, gt);
+	return devm_add_action_or_reset(xe->drm.dev, gt_sysfs_fini, gt);
 }