diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/bus/vop_bus.c b/drivers/misc/mic/bus/vop_bus.c
index fd7f2a6049f8..e5bb9c749b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/bus/vop_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/bus/vop_bus.c
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vop_unregister_driver);
 
 static void vop_release_dev(struct device *d)
 {
-	put_device(d);
+	struct vop_device *dev = dev_to_vop(d);
+
+	kfree(dev);
 }
 
 struct vop_device *
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ vop_register_device(struct device *pdev, int id,
 		goto free_vdev;
 	return vdev;
 free_vdev:
-	kfree(vdev);
+	put_device(&vdev->dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vop_register_device);