2 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c b/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
index 8c36eafcfbfe..87dff11061b0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
@@ -1839,9 +1839,10 @@ static int netiucv_register_device(struct net_device *ndev)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         ret = device_register(dev);
-
-        if (ret)
+        if (ret) {
+                put_device(dev);
                 return ret;
+        }
         ret = netiucv_add_files(dev);
         if (ret)
                 goto out_unreg;
@@ -2226,8 +2227,10 @@ static int __init netiucv_init(void)
         netiucv_dev->release = (void (*)(struct device *))kfree;
         netiucv_dev->driver = &netiucv_driver;
         rc = device_register(netiucv_dev);
-        if (rc)
+        if (rc) {
+                put_device(netiucv_dev);
                 goto out_driver;
+        }
         netiucv_banner();
         return rc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c b/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
index e76a320d373b..102000d1af6f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ static int __init smsg_init(void)
         smsg_dev->driver = &smsg_driver;
         rc = device_register(smsg_dev);
         if (rc)
-                goto out_free_dev;
+                goto out_put;
 
         cpcmd("SET SMSG IUCV", NULL, 0, NULL);
         return 0;
 
-out_free_dev:
-        kfree(smsg_dev);
+out_put:
+        put_device(smsg_dev);
 out_free_path:
         iucv_path_free(smsg_path);
         smsg_path = NULL;