diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ibmebus.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ibmebus.c
index b91eb0929ed1..55569e3c9db7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ibmebus.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ibmebus.c
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ static int __init ibmebus_bus_init(void)
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: device_register returned %i\n",
 		       __func__, err);
+		put_device(&ibmebus_bus_device);
 		bus_unregister(&ibmebus_bus_type);
 
 		return err;