diff --git a/fs/ext4/sysfs.c b/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
index 9394360ff1373..7768d7146d735 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
@@ -383,6 +383,11 @@ static void ext4_sb_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 	complete(&sbi->s_kobj_unregister);
 }
 
+static void ext4_feat_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	kfree(kobj);
+}
+
 static const struct sysfs_ops ext4_attr_ops = {
 	.show	= ext4_attr_show,
 	.store	= ext4_attr_store,
@@ -397,7 +402,7 @@ static struct kobj_type ext4_sb_ktype = {
 static struct kobj_type ext4_feat_ktype = {
 	.default_groups = ext4_feat_groups,
 	.sysfs_ops	= &ext4_attr_ops,
-	.release	= (void (*)(struct kobject *))kfree,
+	.release	= ext4_feat_release,
 };
 
 static struct kobject *ext4_root;