diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-core.c
index 6e1ba4846ea4..c52ee141b8cc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/solo6x10/solo6x10-core.c
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ static int solo_sysfs_init(struct solo_dev *solo_dev)
 		     solo_dev->nr_chans);
 
 	if (device_register(dev)) {
+		put_device(dev);
 		dev->parent = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}