diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-sysfs.c b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-sysfs.c
index dba43d4c24f2..678e069b4c92 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-sysfs.c
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ static void class_dev_create(struct pvr2_sysfs *sfp)
 	if (ret) {
 		pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
 			   "device_register failed");
+		put_device(class_dev->parent);
 		put_device(class_dev);
 		return;
 	}