diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 60b60dc63ddd..022c9374ce8b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ int mfd_clone_cell(const char *cell, const char **clones, size_t n_clones)
 					clones[i]);
 	}
 
+	put_device(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mfd_clone_cell);