diff --git a/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c b/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
index 8996deadd79b..1d965c1252ca 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.c
@@ -322,12 +322,18 @@ struct rpi_firmware *rpi_firmware_get(struct device_node *firmware_node)
 
 	fw = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	if (!fw)
-		return NULL;
+		goto err_put_device;
 
 	if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&fw->consumers))
-		return NULL;
+		goto err_put_device;
+
+	put_device(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return fw;
+
+err_put_device:
+	put_device(&pdev->dev);
+	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpi_firmware_get);