diff --git a/drivers/hsi/controllers/omap_ssi_core.c b/drivers/hsi/controllers/omap_ssi_core.c
index 8b8d25c7dc50..aca80357ccaa 100644
--- a/drivers/hsi/controllers/omap_ssi_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hsi/controllers/omap_ssi_core.c
@@ -502,8 +502,10 @@ static int ssi_probe(struct platform_device *pd)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pd, ssi);
 
 	err = ssi_add_controller(ssi, pd);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		hsi_put_controller(ssi);
 		goto out1;
+	}
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pd->dev);