diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc8610_hpcd.c b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc8610_hpcd.c
index 358f0baaf71b..31af405bda84 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc8610_hpcd.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc8610_hpcd.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int mpc8610_hpcd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 error_sound:
-	platform_device_unregister(sound_device);
+	platform_device_put(sound_device);
 error:
 	kfree(machine_data);
 error_alloc:
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_ds.c b/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_ds.c
index e8849ed36cbd..2c064a9824ad 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_ds.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/p1022_ds.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static int p1022_ds_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 error:
 	if (sound_device)
-		platform_device_unregister(sound_device);
+		platform_device_put(sound_device);
 
 	kfree(mdata);
 error_put: