diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/go7007/go7007-loader.c b/drivers/staging/media/go7007/go7007-loader.c
index 10bb41c2fb6d..eecb1f2a5574 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/go7007/go7007-loader.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/go7007/go7007-loader.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int go7007_loader_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	if (usbdev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations != 1) {
 		dev_err(&interface->dev, "can't handle multiple config\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		goto failed2;
 	}
 
 	vendor = le16_to_cpu(usbdev->descriptor.idVendor);
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static int go7007_loader_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	return 0;
 
 failed2:
+	usb_put_dev(usbdev);
 	dev_err(&interface->dev, "probe failed\n");
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ failed2:
 static void go7007_loader_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 {
 	dev_info(&interface->dev, "disconnect\n");
+	usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(interface));
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
 }