1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ibmebus.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ibmebus.c
index 0379ddf29220..35f5244782d9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ibmebus.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ibmebus.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ static ssize_t ibmebus_store_probe(struct bus_type *bus,
                                    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
         struct device_node *dn = NULL;
+        struct device *dev;
         char *path;
         ssize_t rc = 0;
 
@@ -273,8 +274,10 @@ static ssize_t ibmebus_store_probe(struct bus_type *bus,
         if (!path)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        if (bus_find_device(&ibmebus_bus_type, NULL, path,
-                            ibmebus_match_path)) {
+        dev = bus_find_device(&ibmebus_bus_type, NULL, path,
+                              ibmebus_match_path);
+        if (dev) {
+                put_device(dev);
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s has already been probed\n",
                        __func__, path);
                 rc = -EEXIST;
@@ -311,6 +314,7 @@ static ssize_t ibmebus_store_remove(struct bus_type *bus,
         if ((dev = bus_find_device(&ibmebus_bus_type, NULL, path,
                                    ibmebus_match_path))) {
                 of_device_unregister(to_platform_device(dev));
+                put_device(dev);
 
                 kfree(path);
                 return count;