diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-usb.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-usb.c
index cc88a08bc1f7..4017398519cf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-usb.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-usb.c
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ static int __init dwc3_octeon_device_init(void)
 
 			res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 			if (res == NULL) {
+				put_device(&pdev->dev);
 				dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No memory resources\n");
 				return -ENXIO;
 			}
@@ -529,8 +530,10 @@ static int __init dwc3_octeon_device_init(void)
 			 * know the difference.
 			 */
 			base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
-			if (IS_ERR(base))
+			if (IS_ERR(base)) {
+				put_device(&pdev->dev);
 				return PTR_ERR(base);
+			}
 
 			mutex_lock(&dwc3_octeon_clocks_mutex);
 			dwc3_octeon_clocks_start(&pdev->dev, (u64)base);