diff --git a/drivers/iommu/tegra-smmu.c b/drivers/iommu/tegra-smmu.c
index 0a281833f611..abbdaeb4bf8f 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/tegra-smmu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/tegra-smmu.c
@@ -808,8 +808,10 @@ static struct tegra_smmu *tegra_smmu_find(struct device_node *np)
 		return NULL;
 
 	mc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	if (!mc)
+	if (!mc) {
+		put_device(&pdev->dev);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return mc->smmu;
 }