diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c b/drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c
index 1d3e23ec20a6..f9c5bbb74714 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c
@@ -371,8 +371,10 @@ static int spi_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	status = devm_add_action_or_reset(&pdev->dev, spi_gpio_put, master);
-	if (status)
+	if (status) {
+		spi_master_put(master);
 		return status;
+	}
 
 	if (of_id)
 		status = spi_gpio_probe_dt(pdev, master);