diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
index 9ac6f9fe13cf..4e726929bb4f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ static void stm32_qspi_release(struct stm32_qspi *qspi)
 	stm32_qspi_dma_free(qspi);
 	mutex_destroy(&qspi->lock);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(qspi->clk);
-	spi_master_put(qspi->ctrl);
 }
 
 static int stm32_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -626,6 +625,8 @@ static int stm32_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err:
 	stm32_qspi_release(qspi);
+	spi_master_put(qspi->ctrl);
+
 	return ret;
 }