diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
index 5a4a8b0be626..a7d3a92391a4 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
@@ -869,7 +869,6 @@ __pci_epc_create(struct device *dev, const struct pci_epc_ops *ops,
 
 put_dev:
 	put_device(&epc->dev);
-	kfree(epc);
 
 err_ret:
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);