diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ibmaem.c b/drivers/hwmon/ibmaem.c
index a4ec85207782..2e6d6a5cffa1 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ibmaem.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ibmaem.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int aem_init_aem1_inst(struct aem_ipmi_data *probe, u8 module_handle)
 
 	res = platform_device_add(data->pdev);
 	if (res)
-		goto ipmi_err;
+		goto dev_add_err;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(data->pdev, data);
 
@@ -598,7 +598,9 @@ hwmon_reg_err:
 	ipmi_destroy_user(data->ipmi.user);
 ipmi_err:
 	platform_set_drvdata(data->pdev, NULL);
-	platform_device_unregister(data->pdev);
+	platform_device_del(data->pdev);
+dev_add_err:
+	platform_device_put(data->pdev);
 dev_err:
 	ida_simple_remove(&aem_ida, data->id);
 id_err:
@@ -690,7 +692,7 @@ static int aem_init_aem2_inst(struct aem_ipmi_data *probe,
 
 	res = platform_device_add(data->pdev);
 	if (res)
-		goto ipmi_err;
+		goto dev_add_err;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(data->pdev, data);
 
@@ -738,7 +740,9 @@ hwmon_reg_err:
 	ipmi_destroy_user(data->ipmi.user);
 ipmi_err:
 	platform_set_drvdata(data->pdev, NULL);
-	platform_device_unregister(data->pdev);
+	platform_device_del(data->pdev);
+dev_add_err:
+	platform_device_put(data->pdev);
 dev_err:
 	ida_simple_remove(&aem_ida, data->id);
 id_err: