diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
index 1466dd190417..138742af5170 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
@@ -1249,6 +1249,7 @@ static int pci_vntb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	return 0;
 
 err_register_dev:
+	put_device(&ndev->ntb.dev);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }