diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
index 578622240401..8b0005a57d03 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
@@ -1939,14 +1939,13 @@ static int find_pos_and_ways(struct cxl_port *port, struct range *range,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	put_device(dev);
-
 	if (rc)
 		dev_err(port->uport_dev,
 			"failed to find %s:%s in target list of %s\n",
 			dev_name(&port->dev),
-			dev_name(port->parent_dport->dport_dev),
-			dev_name(&cxlsd->cxld.dev));
+			dev_name(port->parent_dport->dport_dev), dev_name(dev));
+
+	put_device(dev);
 
 	return rc;
 }