diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
index 4630998d47fd4..d920bb8dae772 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
@@ -807,16 +807,20 @@ static void bnx2x_vf_enable_traffic(struct bnx2x *bp, struct bnx2x_virtf *vf)
 
 static u8 bnx2x_vf_is_pcie_pending(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 abs_vfid)
 {
-	struct pci_dev *dev;
 	struct bnx2x_virtf *vf = bnx2x_vf_by_abs_fid(bp, abs_vfid);
+	struct pci_dev *dev;
+	bool pending;
 
 	if (!vf)
 		return false;
 
 	dev = pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot(vf->domain, vf->bus, vf->devfn);
-	if (dev)
-		return bnx2x_is_pcie_pending(dev);
-	return false;
+	if (!dev)
+		return false;
+	pending = bnx2x_is_pcie_pending(dev);
+	pci_dev_put(dev);
+
+	return pending;
 }
 
 int bnx2x_vf_flr_clnup_epilog(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 abs_vfid)