1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 422a709d271d..a43eedb214bb 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -2302,8 +2302,10 @@ struct regulator_dev *regulator_register(struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
         dev_set_name(&rdev->dev, "regulator.%d",
                      atomic_inc_return(&regulator_no) - 1);
         ret = device_register(&rdev->dev);
-        if (ret != 0)
+        if (ret != 0) {
+                put_device(&rdev->dev);
                 goto clean;
+        }
 
         dev_set_drvdata(&rdev->dev, rdev);