diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dprc-driver.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dprc-driver.c
index 4e416d89b736..e4b0341d42d7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dprc-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dprc-driver.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static void dprc_add_new_devices(struct fsl_mc_device *mc_bus_dev,
 		child_dev = fsl_mc_device_lookup(obj_desc, mc_bus_dev);
 		if (child_dev) {
 			check_plugged_state_change(child_dev, obj_desc);
+			put_device(&child_dev->dev);
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-bus.c
index cc20dc454185..7c6a43b2c0dc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-bus.c
@@ -537,7 +537,6 @@ int fsl_mc_device_add(struct dprc_obj_desc *obj_desc,
 		goto error_cleanup_dev;
 	}
 
-	(void)get_device(&mc_dev->dev);
 	dev_dbg(parent_dev, "added %s\n", dev_name(&mc_dev->dev));
 
 	*new_mc_dev = mc_dev;