diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c b/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c
index 6e072d681341..f6524135ea11 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c
@@ -620,10 +620,10 @@ struct ahci_host_priv *ahci_platform_get_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			of_platform_device_create(child, NULL, NULL);
 
 			port_dev = of_find_device_by_node(child);
-
 			if (port_dev) {
 				rc = ahci_platform_get_regulator(hpriv, port,
 								&port_dev->dev);
+				put_device(&port_dev->dev);
 				if (rc == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 					goto err_out;
 			}