diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.h b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.h
index 56dec268d4dd..c89168857417 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.h
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 
 struct bus_type;
 struct typec_mux;
+struct typec_retimer;
 
 struct altmode {
 	unsigned int			id;
 	struct typec_altmode		adev;
 	struct typec_mux		*mux;
+	struct typec_retimer		*retimer;
 
 	enum typec_port_data		roles;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
index 5897905cb4f0..ed3d070b1ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ void typec_unregister_altmode(struct typec_altmode *adev)
 {
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(adev))
 		return;
+	typec_retimer_put(to_altmode(adev)->retimer);
 	typec_mux_put(to_altmode(adev)->mux);
 	device_unregister(&adev->dev);
 }
@@ -2108,16 +2109,26 @@ typec_port_register_altmode(struct typec_port *port,
 {
 	struct typec_altmode *adev;
 	struct typec_mux *mux;
+	struct typec_retimer *retimer;
 
 	mux = typec_mux_get(&port->dev, desc);
 	if (IS_ERR(mux))
 		return ERR_CAST(mux);
 
-	adev = typec_register_altmode(&port->dev, desc);
-	if (IS_ERR(adev))
+	retimer = typec_retimer_get(&port->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(retimer)) {
 		typec_mux_put(mux);
-	else
+		return ERR_CAST(retimer);
+	}
+
+	adev = typec_register_altmode(&port->dev, desc);
+	if (IS_ERR(adev)) {
+		typec_retimer_put(retimer);
+		typec_mux_put(mux);
+	} else {
 		to_altmode(adev)->mux = mux;
+		to_altmode(adev)->retimer = retimer;
+	}
 
 	return adev;
 }