diff --git a/drivers/xen/pcpu.c b/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
index cdc6daa7a9f6..9cf7085a260b 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int register_pcpu(struct pcpu *pcpu)
 
 	err = device_register(dev);
 	if (err) {
-		pcpu_release(dev);
+		put_device(dev);
 		return err;
 	}