diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
index 472f6e332796..a8289f74463e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
@@ -919,7 +919,6 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5651_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (adev) {
 		snprintf(byt_rt5651_codec_name, sizeof(byt_rt5651_codec_name),
 			 "i2c-%s", acpi_dev_name(adev));
-		put_device(&adev->dev);
 		byt_rt5651_dais[dai_index].codecs->name = byt_rt5651_codec_name;
 	} else {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
@@ -927,6 +926,7 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5651_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	codec_dev = acpi_get_first_physical_node(adev);
+	acpi_dev_put(adev);
 	if (!codec_dev)
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	priv->codec_dev = get_device(codec_dev);