diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c
index 06012e68bdca..284a4cafa432 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ static struct platform_device * __init scan_one_device(struct device_node *dp,
 
 	if (of_device_register(op)) {
 		printk("%pOF: Could not register of device.\n", dp);
+		put_device(&op->dev);
 		kfree(op);
 		op = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_64.c
index d3842821a5a0..d2cd4f42e0cf 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_64.c
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ static struct platform_device * __init scan_one_device(struct device_node *dp,
 
 	if (of_device_register(op)) {
 		printk("%pOF: Could not register of device.\n", dp);
+		put_device(&op->dev);
 		kfree(op);
 		op = NULL;
 	}