--- x/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ k/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ static struct kvm *kvm_create_vm(unsigne
 	 */
 	if (!try_module_get(kvm_chardev_ops.owner)) {
 		r = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_err_mmu_notifier;
+		goto out_err_pm_notifier;
 	}
 
 	r = kvm_create_vm_debugfs(kvm, fdname);
@@ -1240,6 +1240,11 @@ static struct kvm *kvm_create_vm(unsigne
 
 out_err:
 	module_put(kvm_chardev_ops.owner);
+out_err_pm_notifier:
+	kvm_destroy_pm_notifier(kvm);
+	mutex_lock(&kvm_lock);
+	list_del(&kvm->vm_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&kvm_lock);
 out_err_mmu_notifier:
 #if defined(CONFIG_MMU_NOTIFIER) && defined(KVM_ARCH_WANT_MMU_NOTIFIER)
 	if (kvm->mmu_notifier.ops)